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Where does “utmest” come from?

utmest (Middle English) comes from Old English ūtemest, from Old English ūte, from Old Norse úti, from Proto-Germanic ūtai, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “utmest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūtemest—
2Old Englishūteoutside; without; out; outdoors, outside
3Old Norseútioutside
4Proto-Germanicūtaioutside, without
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utmest”

  • utmost
  • utmostly
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