Where does “utanskjers” come from?

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

utanskjers (Norwegian Nynorsk): offshore; beyond the skerries

Definitions

  1. offshore; beyond the skerries

Ancestry of “utanskjers”, step by step

utanskjers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk utan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskutanwithout; unless, without
2Old Norseútanfrom without; from abroad; outside
3Proto-Germanicūtanēfrom without, outside of
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Norwegian Nynorsk skjer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskjera skerry reef, rocky islet, rock in the sea
2Old Norseskerrock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...
3Proto-Germanicskarją—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtanē →