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Where does “ytre” come from?

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

ytre (Norwegian Nynorsk): outer

Definitions

  1. outer

Ancestry of “ytre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseýtriouter; outmost
2Old Norseútout
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ytre”

  • ytring
  • ytterkant
  • ytter-
  • ytringsfridom
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