Where does “utforming” come from?
utforming (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk utforme, from Norwegian Nynorsk ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utforming (Norwegian Nynorsk): design; formulation
Ancestry of “utforming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | utforme | to design; to formulate |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ut | out; get out! |
| 3 | Old Norse | út | out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |