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- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-West Germanic*ūt
- Old Englishūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūtai
- Proto-West Germanic*ūtē
- Old Englishūte
- Middle Englishoute
- Englishout
- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
- Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
- Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
- Old Englishsīde
- Middle Englishside
- Englishside
- Englishoutside
- English todayoutsider
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. Someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge.
- from 19th c. Someone who does not fit into conventional society; a misfit; an iconoclast.
- from 19th c. A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.
- 20th c. A type of jaunting car with the passenger seats facing outwards.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.