Where does “ud” come from?

ud (Danish) comes from Old Danish ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ud (Danish): out

Definitions

  1. out

Ancestry of “ud”, step by step

ud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishut—
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Danish brud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrudbride; least weasel; break, breach
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “ud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →