Where does “útilega” come from?

útilega (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic úti, from Old Norse úti, from Proto-Germanic ūtai, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

útilega (Icelandic): camping

Definitions

  1. camping

Ancestry of “útilega”, step by step

útilega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic úti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicútioutside, outdoors; at sea; abroad
2Old Norseútioutside
3Proto-Germanicūtaioutside, without
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Icelandic lega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclegathe condition of lying; a period of infirmity,...
2Old Norselegalying in bed
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtai →