Where does “utekväll” come from?

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

utekväll (Swedish): a night out (going to a bar or the like)

Definitions

  1. a night out (going to a bar or the like)

Ancestry of “utekväll”, step by step

utekväll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuteoutdoors; out; the state of being out. "compare:...
2Old Englishūteoutside; without; out; outdoors, outside
3Old Norseútioutside
4Proto-Germanicūtaioutside, without
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Swedish kväll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishkvällAn evening
2Old Swedishquæld
3Old Norsekveldevening
4Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Germanic ūtEvery word from Proto-Germanic ūtai
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