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Where does “ūte” come from?

ūte (Old English) comes from Old Norse úti, from Proto-Germanic ūtai, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ūte (Old English): outside; without; out; outdoors, outside

Definitions

  1. outside; without; out; outdoors, outside

Ancestry of “ūte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseútioutside
2Proto-Germanicūtaioutside, without
3Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ūte”

  • utmost
  • utmostly
  • utemest
  • utmest
  • ūtemest
  • ūtmest
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