Etymology

grillout

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Today it means: A gathering for a meal which is grilled outdoors; a cookout or barbecue. Full definition →

English out ← Middle English oute ← Old English ūte
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The story

  1. Englishgrill
  2. Old Englishūt
  3. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  4. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  5. Proto-Germanic*ūtai
  6. Proto-West Germanic*ūtē
  7. Old Englishūte
  8. Middle Englishoute
  9. Englishout
  10. English todaygrillout

From grill + out.

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