Where does “utvandring” come from?

utvandring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vandring, from Norwegian Nynorsk vandra, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

utvandring (Norwegian Nynorsk): emigration

Definitions

  1. emigration

Ancestry of “utvandring”, step by step

utvandring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vandring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvandringwandering
2Norwegian NynorskvandraAlternative form of vandre; travel, wander; to...
3Middle Low Germanwanderen—
4Old Saxon*wandarōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate

via Norwegian Nynorsk ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskutout; get out!
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old Saxon *wandarōn →Every word from Middle Low German wanderen →