Where does “utan” come from?

utan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse útan, from Proto-Germanic ūtanē, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

utan (Norwegian Nynorsk): without; unless, without

Definitions

  1. without; unless, without

Ancestry of “utan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseútanfrom without; from abroad; outside
2Proto-Germanicūtanēfrom without, outside of
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtanē →