Where does “utmerke” come from?

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

utmerke (Norwegian Nynorsk): to distinguish, characterise; to excel,...

Definitions

  1. to distinguish, characterise; to excel,...

Ancestry of “utmerke”, step by step

utmerke 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 merke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmerkea mark; a brand or make; to mark
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →