Where does “utter” come from?
utter (English) comes from Middle English outre, from Old English ūtera, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utter (English): Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;...
Definitions
- Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;...
Ancestry of “utter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | outre | — |
| 2 | Old English | ūtera | outer |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “utter”