Where does “außer” come from?
außer (German) comes 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.
außer (German): outside of; out of; except; besides; apart from;...
Definitions
- outside of; out of; except; besides; apart from;...
Ancestry of “außer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | ūȥer | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ūȥar | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “außer”