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Where does “außerirdisch” come from?

außerirdisch (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.

außerirdisch (German): extraterrestrial

Definitions

  1. extraterrestrial

Ancestry of “außerirdisch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “außerirdisch”

  • Außerirdischer
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