Where does “utenpå” come from?
utenpå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål uten, from Old Norse útan, from Proto-Germanic ūtanē, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utenpå (Norwegian Bokmål): on the outside; on the outside of
Definitions
- on the outside; on the outside of
Ancestry of “utenpå”, step by step
utenpå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål uten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | uten | without |
| 2 | Old Norse | útan | from without; from abroad; outside |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ūtanē | from without, outside of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Norwegian Bokmål på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | på | on; on, against, touching; hanging from or being... |