Where does “noordoosten” come from?

noordoosten (Dutch) comes from Dutch Oosten, from Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

noordoosten (Dutch): northeast

Definitions

  1. northeast

Ancestry of “noordoosten”, step by step

noordoosten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Oosten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchOostenSuperseded spelling of oosten; The Orient,...
2Middle Dutchoost—
3Old Dutchōst—
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Dutch noord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoordnorth; northwards
2Middle Dutchnort—
3Old Dutchnord—
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →