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Where does “outlandisch” come from?

outlandisch (Middle English) comes from Old English ūtlendisċ, from Proto-Germanic ūtlandiskaz, from Proto-Germanic ūtlandą, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “outlandisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūtlendisċ—
2Proto-Germanicūtlandiskaz—
3Proto-Germanicūtlandąoutland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “outlandisch”

  • outlandish
  • outlandishly
  • outlandishness
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