Where does “aus” come from?
aus (German) comes from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
aus (German): out; over; finished; done; up; off
Definitions
- out; over; finished; done; up; off
Ancestry of “aus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |