Where does “utvandring” come from?

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

utvandring (Norwegian Bokmål): emigration

Definitions

  1. emigration

Ancestry of “utvandring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutvandreto emigrate
2Norwegian Bokmålutout; get out!
3Old Norseútout
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →