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Where does “uten” come from?

uten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse útan, from Proto-Germanic ūtanē, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

uten (Norwegian Bokmål): without

Definitions

  1. without

Ancestry of “uten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseútanfrom without; from abroad; outside
2Proto-Germanicūtanēfrom without, outside of
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “uten”

  • foruten
  • utenriks
  • utenriksdepartement
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