Where does “ytter-” come from?
ytter- (Swedish) comes from Swedish yttre, from Old Norse ýtri, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
ytter- (Swedish): outer
Ancestry of “ytter-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | yttre | outer, external, kept outside |
| 2 | Old Norse | ýtri | outer; outmost |
| 3 | Old Norse | út | out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “ytter-”