outerwear

outerwear

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-West Germanic *ūt
Old English ūt
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Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *-ai
Proto-Germanic *ūtai
Proto-West Germanic *ūtē
Old English ūte
Middle English oute
English out (adjective)
English -er
English outer
Proto-Indo-European *wes-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti
Proto-Germanic *wazjaną
Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan
Old English werian
Middle English weren
English wear
English -wear
English outerwear

    From outer + -wear.

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    Noun

    outerwear (countable and uncountable, plural outerwears)

    1. Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.
    2. Clothing (such as a raincoat) worn over one's clothes when outdoors.

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