Where does “outen” come from?

outen (Middle English) comes from Middle English uten, from Old English ūtan, from Old Norse útan, from Proto-Germanic ūtanē, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “outen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishuten—
2Old Englishūtanoutside; from outside, on the outside, without
3Old Norseútanfrom without; from abroad; outside
4Proto-Germanicūtanēfrom without, outside of
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “outen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtanē →