Etymology

outworking

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Today it means: The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something. Full definition →

English working ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt-
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outworking · noun1

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

From out- + working.

outworking · verb2

See outwork.

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