Where does “utvandre” come from?
utvandre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utvandre (Norwegian Bokmål): to emigrate
Ancestry of “utvandre”, step by step
utvandre 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 vandre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vandre | to walk (about), to stroll |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wanderen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *wandarōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandarōn | to waver, change, fluctuate |
Words derived from “utvandre”