Where does “soth-est” come from?
soth-est (Cornish) comes from Cornish Est, from English East, from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.
soth-est (Cornish): south-east
Definitions
- south-east
Ancestry of “soth-est”, step by step
soth-est traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | Est | August |
| 2 | English | East | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | Middle English | est | east, easternness; A location to the south; the... |
| 4 | Old English | ēast | east; eastern |
| 5 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |
via Old Saxon sōth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | sōth | true, real |
| 2 | English | South | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | sud | south |
| 4 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old French | sud | south |
| 6 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |