Where does “ausschweifen” come from?
ausschweifen (German) comes from German aus-, 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.
ausschweifen (German): to run riot; to curve out
Definitions
- to run riot; to curve out
Ancestry of “ausschweifen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | aus- | out- |
| 2 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 3 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 4 | Middle English | oute | — |
| 5 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “ausschweifen”