outland

outland · adjective, noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*ūtlandą“outland”
2. Old English · inherited fromūtland“foreign land, land abroad”
3. Middle English · inherited fromoutland
4. English todayoutland

From Middle English outland, outlond, from Old English ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”), from Proto-Germanic *ūtlandą (“outland”), equivalent to out- + land. Cognate to Dutch uitland, Afrikaans uitland, German Ausland, Danish udland. The use in the phrase "outland German" is influenced by (or is a calque of) the German cognate of the same meaning, Auslandsdeutsche (see Ausland). The use in the phrase "outland Chinese" is influenced by (or is a calque of) the Chinese term of the same meaning, 華僑 / 华侨 (huáqiáo).

outland · verb²

From out- + land.