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

  1. Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;...

Ancestry of “utter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoutre—
2Old Englishūteraouter
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →
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