English
out-
Out- comes from Proto-Germanic *ūt-.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ūt-reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602out-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ūt-reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602out-
Earliest quotation: c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: “It out-Herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it.”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Today it means
prefix External to, on the outside of
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *ūt- / out-