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Where does “Utrecht” come from?

Utrecht comes from Old Dutch uut, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European ud, all meaning "out."

Ancestry of “Utrecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchUtrecht—
2Middle DutchUtrecht—
3Latintraiectumnominative neuter singular of trāiectus;...
4Latintraiectusthrown or hurled; transferred; transfixed
5LatintraicioI throw, cast or hurl across or over; I cause to...
6LatiniacioI throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away; I lay,...
7Proto-Italicjakjōthrow
8Proto-Indo-European(H)ih₁-k-ye-—
9Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- →