Where does “uten” come from?
uten (Middle English) comes from Old English ūtan, from Old Norse útan, from Proto-Germanic ūtanē, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
Ancestry of “uten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ūtan | outside; from outside, on the outside, without |
| 2 | Old Norse | útan | from without; from abroad; outside |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ūtanē | from without, outside of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “uten”