Where does “utvandrar” come from?

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

utvandrar (Norwegian Nynorsk): emigrant

Definitions

  1. emigrant

Ancestry of “utvandrar”, step by step

utvandrar 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 vandrar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvandrartraveller, wanderer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →