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
- a foreign country, foreign countries
Ancestry of “utland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ut | out; get out! |
| 2 | Old Norse | út | out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |