Where does “foruten” come from?

foruten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål før, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

foruten (Norwegian Bokmål): besides, in addition to, not counting, apart...

Definitions

  1. besides, in addition to, not counting, apart...

Ancestry of “foruten”, step by step

foruten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførbefore; imperative of føre; present tense of fø
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Norwegian Bokmål uten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutenwithout
2Old Norseútanfrom without; from abroad; outside
3Proto-Germanicūtanēfrom without, outside of
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →