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Where does “uten-” come from?

uten- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse útan-.

uten- (Norwegian Bokmål): on the outside of

Definitions

  1. on the outside of

Ancestry of “uten-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseútan-—

Words derived from “uten-”

  • utendørs
  • utenomekteskapelig
  • utenom
  • utenfor
  • utenpå
  • utenomjordisk
  • utenomrettslig
  • utenfra
  • utenlandsk
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