Where does “uthus” come from?

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

uthus (Norwegian Bokmål): an outhouse, outbuilding

Definitions

  1. an outhouse, outbuilding

Ancestry of “uthus”, step by step

uthus 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 hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhusa house; imperative of huse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →