Where does “utmerke” come from?
utmerke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utmerke (Norwegian Bokmål): to distinguish, characterise; to excel,...
Definitions
- to distinguish, characterise; to excel,...
Ancestry of “utmerke”, step by step
utmerke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål merke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | merke | a mark; a brand or make; to mark |
| 2 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
Words derived from “utmerke”