Where does “aus dem Off” come from?
aus dem Off (German) comes from German Aus, 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.
Ancestry of “aus dem Off”, step by step
aus dem Off traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 2 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 3 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 4 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German dem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dem | dative masculine/neuter singular of der: the;... |