Where does “uteliggare” come from?

uteliggare (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.

uteliggare (Swedish): a homeless person who sleeps outdoors (or in improvised locations, like stairwells, train stations, etc.)

Definitions

  1. a homeless person who sleeps outdoors (or in improvised locations, like stairwells, train stations, etc.)

Ancestry of “uteliggare”, step by step

uteliggare 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 ligga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliggalie; be in a horizontal position; lie; to be...
2Old Swedishliggiato lie down; to lie buried; to be situated
3Old Norseliggjato lie
4Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūtai →