Where does “utmost” come from?

Utmost comes from Middle English utemest, from Old English ūtemest, superlative of ūt meaning "out," from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European ud.

utmost (English): Situated at the most distant limit; farthest,...

Definitions

  1. Situated at the most distant limit; farthest,...

Ancestry of “utmost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūtemest—
2Old Englishūteoutside; without; out; outdoors, outside
3Old Norseútioutside
4Proto-Germanicūtaioutside, without
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utmost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtai →