Where does “utenriks” come from?

utenriks (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rike, from Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

utenriks (Norwegian Bokmål): foreign

Definitions

  1. foreign

Ancestry of “utenriks”, step by step

utenriks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrikedefinite singular of rik; plural of rik; an...
2Old Norseríkirealm
3Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

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

Words derived from “utenriks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →