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

  1. outside of; out of; except; besides; apart from;...

Ancestry of “außer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanūȥer—
2Old High Germanūȥarapart from
3Old High Germanūzout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “außer”

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