Etymograph

English

oust

Oust comes from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Old French oster ‘to remove’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yeti‘to stand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*staēō‘to stand’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstō‘stand’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstōas obstare‘to remove’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400oster‘to remove’
  8. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400ouster
  9. Englishtodayoust

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yeti‘to stand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*staēō‘to stand’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstō‘stand’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobstōas obstare‘to remove’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400oster‘to remove’
  8. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400ouster
  9. Englishtodayoust

The story

Not related to out.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

state, system, post, stay, stand, assistant, assistance, stadium, constitution, consistent, contest, stood, stable, assist, destination, testimony, destiny, resist, stem, static, insist, persistent, consist, prostitution, prostitute, stud, persist, substitution, stool, stamina, stale, armistice, restitution, attest, subsistence, steadfast, testimonial, solstice, destitute, stead, 139 more

through Proto-Italic *staējō

instability, 13 more

through Proto-Italic *staēō ‘to stand’

establishment, arrest, establish, stability, stationary, instantaneous, distantly, restive, instantiation, 14 more

through Latin stō ‘stand’

rest, stage, station, distance, instance, instant, substance, distant, extant, distal, 26 more

through Latin obstō ‘to remove’

obstetric, 1 more

Today it means

verb To expel; to remove.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / oust

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