Where does “utenfor” come from?

utenfor (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.

utenfor (Norwegian Bokmål): outside; off

Definitions

  1. outside; off

Ancestry of “utenfor”, step by step

utenfor 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 →