Where does “utenlandsgjeld” come from?

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

utenlandsgjeld (Norwegian Bokmål): foreign debt, external debt

Definitions

  1. foreign debt, external debt

Ancestry of “utenlandsgjeld”, step by step

utenlandsgjeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål utenlands

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutenlandsabroad (in foreign countries)
2Norwegian Bokmålutenwithout
3Old Norseútanfrom without; from abroad; outside
4Proto-Germanicūtanēfrom without, outside of
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Norwegian Bokmål gjeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjelddebt, indebtedness; imperative of gjelde
2Old Norsegjaldpayment, tribute
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtanē →