outward

outward · adjective, adverb¹

1. Old English · inherited fromūtweard
2. Middle English · inherited fromoutward
3. English todayoutward

From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out + -ward.

outward · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
4. Old Englishūt-
5. Middle Englishut-
6. Englishout-
7. Englishward
8. English todayoutward

From out- + ward.

First known use, by meaning

• from 10th c. Towards the outside; away from the centre.
• 14th–17th c. Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly.