Where does “außen” come from?

außen (German) comes from Old High German ūzana, from Proto-West Germanic *ūtanā — from without, outside of.

außen (German): outside

Definitions

  1. outside

Ancestry of “außen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanūzanaoutside
2Proto-West Germanic*ūtanāfrom without, outside of

Words derived from “außen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūtanā →Every word from Old High German ūzana →
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