Where does “yter” come from?

yter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål yte, from Old Norse ýta, from Proto-Germanic *ūtijaną — to push away, to expel.

yter (Norwegian Bokmål): contributor, payer, provider often used in compound words

Definitions

  1. contributor, payer, provider often used in compound words

Ancestry of “yter”, step by step

yter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål yte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålyteto contribute, give, bestow
2Old Norseýta—
3Proto-Germanic*ūtijanąto push away, to expel

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være

Words derived from “yter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *ūtijaną →Every word from Old Norse ýta →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål yte →