Where does “Außerirdischer” come from?

Außerirdischer (German) comes from German außerirdisch, from German außer, from Middle High German ūȥer, from Old High German ūȥar, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Außerirdischer (German): alien (from space), creature not from Earth, extraterrestrial male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. alien (from space), creature not from Earth, extraterrestrial male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Außerirdischer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaußerirdischextraterrestrial
2Germanaußeroutside of; out of; except; besides; apart from;...
3Middle High Germanūȥer—
4Old High Germanūȥarapart from
5Old High Germanūzout
6Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
7Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →