Where does “utgående” come from?

utgående (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

utgående (Norwegian Bokmål): outgoing; outward bound; discontinued

Definitions

  1. outgoing; outward bound; discontinued

Ancestry of “utgående”, step by step

utgående traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutout; get out!
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Norwegian Bokmål gående

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgåendegoing, walking; pedestrians; present participle...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Germanic ūtEvery word from Old Norse út