Where does “without” come from?

Without derives from Middle English withoute, from Old English wiþūtan, a compound of wi "against" and ūtan "outside."

without (English): Outside, externally. This is still used in the...

Definitions

  1. Outside, externally. This is still used in the...

Ancestry of “without”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwithoutewithout
2Old Englishwiþūtanoutside of, without

Words derived from “without”

Every word from Old English wiþūtan →Every word from Middle English withoute →