Where does “essexský” come from?
essexský (Czech) comes from English Essex, from Old English Eastseaxan, 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.
essexský (Czech): Essex
Definitions
- Essex
Ancestry of “essexský”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Essex | bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary |
| 2 | Old English | Eastseaxan | the East Saxons |
| 3 | Old English | ēast | east; eastern |
| 4 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |