Where does “utmostly” come from?
utmostly (English) comes from English utmost, from Old English ūtemest, from Old English ūte, from Old Norse úti, from Proto-Germanic ūtai, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utmostly (English): To the utmost
Ancestry of “utmostly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | utmost | Situated at the most distant limit; farthest,... |
| 2 | Old English | ūtemest | — |
| 3 | Old English | ūte | outside; without; out; outdoors, outside |
| 4 | Old Norse | úti | outside |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūtai | outside, without |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |