Where does “ute” come from?

ute (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “ute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchūtoutside
2Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →
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