outgang

Meaning

1. An exit or egress.
2. The act of giving up occupancy of property.
3. An outgate; a cattle-gate.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊtɡæŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: outgang

Inherited from Old English: ūtgang

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Uutgoang

Cognate with Western Frisian: útgong

Cognate with Dutch: uitgang

Cognate with German: Ausgang

Cognate with Swedish: utgång

In summary

From Middle English outgang, from Old English ūtgang (“an outgoing, exit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ūtgang, from Proto-Germanic *ūtgangaz, equivalent to out- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uutgoang (“exit”), West Frisian útgong (“exit”), Dutch uitgang (“exit”), German Ausgang (“exit”), Swedish utgång (“exit”).