Where does “außer-” come from?

außer- (German) comes 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.

außer- (German): extra

Definitions

  1. extra

Ancestry of “außer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaußeroutside of; out of; except; besides; apart from;...
2Middle High Germanūȥer—
3Old High Germanūȥarapart from
4Old High Germanūzout
5Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-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 →