Where does “útlendingur” come from?

útlendingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic útland, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

útlendingur (Icelandic): foreigner

Definitions

  1. foreigner

Ancestry of “útlendingur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicútlanda foreign country, abroad, overseas
2Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →