Where does “utløp” come from?

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

utløp (Norwegian Nynorsk): discharge, outfall, outflow; mouth, outlet;...

Definitions

  1. discharge, outfall, outflow; mouth, outlet;...

Ancestry of “utløp”, step by step

utløp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskutout; get out!
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Norwegian Nynorsk løp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskløpalternative form of laup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →