Where does “zuidoosten” come from?

zuidoosten (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.

zuidoosten (Dutch): southeast

Definitions

  1. southeast

Ancestry of “zuidoosten”, step by step

zuidoosten 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 zuid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
2Old Dutchsūth—
3Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
4Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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