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

außerirdisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German außer

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

via German irdisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanirdischterrestrial, earthly; worldly, mundane
2Middle High Germanirdisch—
3Old High Germanirdisc—
4Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “außerirdisch”

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