Etymograph

English

Outen

Outen comes from Middle English ove ‘above’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*upp‘up’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ubanē‘from above’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*obanāreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150ufan‘above’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ove‘above’
  6. EnglishtodayOuten

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*upp‘up’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ubanē‘from above’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*obanāreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150ufan‘above’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ove‘above’
  6. EnglishtodayOuten

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up’

up, upper, opening, upward, ope, 3 more

Today it means

name A surname from Dutch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *upp / Outen

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