Where does “ytter-” come from?

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

ytter- (Norwegian Nynorsk): outer

Definitions

  1. outer

Ancestry of “ytter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskytreouter
2Old Norseýtriouter; outmost
3Old Norseútout
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ytter-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →