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Where does “utdanne” come from?

utdanne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

utdanne (Norwegian Bokmål): to educate, train

Definitions

  1. to educate, train

Ancestry of “utdanne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutout; get out!
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utdanne”

  • utdannelse
  • utdanning
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