Where does “utan vidare” come from?
utan vidare (Swedish) comes from Swedish utan, from Old English ūtan, from Old Norse útan, from Proto-Germanic ūtanē, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
utan vidare (Swedish): without additional things like problems, consideration, effort, preparations, delays, or the like; just like that, simply, readily, etc
Definitions
- without additional things like problems, consideration, effort, preparations, delays, or the like; just like that, simply, readily, etc
Ancestry of “utan vidare”, step by step
utan vidare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish utan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | utan | without; but |
| 2 | Old English | ūtan | outside; from outside, on the outside, without |
| 3 | Old Norse | útan | from without; from abroad; outside |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūtanē | from without, outside of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Swedish vidare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vidare | comparative degree of vid; on, further |