English
outwardly
Outwardly comes from Middle English outwardly ‘While located at the exterior’, from outward ‘outside’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *úd ‘upwards, away, out, outward’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úd‘upwards, away, out, outward’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ūt‘out, outward’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘out, outward’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ūt‘outside, outdoors’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ūtweard‘outward, to the outside’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500outward‘outside’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500outwardly‘While located at the exterior’
- Englishearliest quotation 1907same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úd‘upwards, away, out, outward’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ūt‘out, outward’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘out, outward’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ūt‘outside, outdoors’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ūtweard‘outward, to the outside’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500outward‘outside’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500outwardly‘While located at the exterior’
- Englishearliest quotation 1907same form
Earliest quotation: 1907, Barbara Baynton, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton): “If only she would wake and close her mouth,…”
Formed from outward + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *úd ‘upwards, away, out, outward’
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Proto-West Germanic *ūt ‘out, outward’
Old English ūt ‘outside, outdoors’
Old English ūtweard ‘outward, to the outside’
Middle English outward ‘outside’
English outward
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *úd ‘upwards, away, out, outward’
uterus, amaze, awaken, hubris, uterine, aghast, hysteresis, 8 more
through Proto-Germanic *ūt ‘out, outward’
through Old English ūt ‘outside, outdoors’
Today it means
adv Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *úd / outwardly