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Where does “utnytta” come from?

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

utnytta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to use; take advantage of; to exploit

Definitions

  1. to use; take advantage of; to exploit

Ancestry of “utnytta”, step by step

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