Where does “throwout” come from?

throwout (English) comes from English throw out, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

throwout (English): A folded sheet that opens out to one side; half a...

Definitions

  1. A folded sheet that opens out to one side; half a...

Ancestry of “throwout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthrow outAlternative form of throw-out; To discard; to...
2EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
3Middle Englishouteout
4Old Englishūtout
5Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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