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Where does “ut-” come from?

ut- (Middle English) comes from Old English ūt-, from Proto-Germanic ūt-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “ut-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūt-out, without, outside
2Proto-Germanicūt-out-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ut-”

  • outset
  • outlook
  • outdoor
  • outskirts
  • outreach
  • outpatient
  • outspoken
  • outflow
  • outweigh
  • outlay
  • outlying
  • outpost
  • outgrowth
  • outpouring
  • outbound
  • outnumber
  • outcrop
  • outsource
  • outrun
  • outperform
  • outlier
  • outdo
  • outgrow
  • outwit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →