Where does “yttre rymden” come from?

yttre rymden (Swedish) comes from Swedish yttre, from Old Norse ýtri, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

yttre rymden (Swedish): outer space

Definitions

  1. outer space

Ancestry of “yttre rymden”, step by step

yttre rymden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish yttre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishyttreouter, external, kept outside
2Old Norseýtriouter; outmost
3Old Norseútout
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Swedish rymden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrymden—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →
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