English

out-

External to, on the outside of

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    From Middle English ut-, from Old English ūt- (“out, without, outside”) (also as ūta-, ūtan- (“from or on the outside, without”), as in ūtanweard (“outward, external”)), from Proto-Germanic *ūt- (“out-”). Cognate with Dutch uit-, German aus-, Swedish ut-, Icelandic út-. More at out.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishut-
      • inheritedOld Englishūt-
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*ūt-

    Related: Dutch uit-, German aus-, Swedish ut-, Icelandic út-

    Words built on it: out-top

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