Where does “utland” come from?

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

utland (Norwegian Bokmål): a foreign country, foreign countries

Definitions

  1. a foreign country, foreign countries

Ancestry of “utland”, step by step

utland 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 land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållandcountry; land; imperative of lande
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →
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