Where does “East Anglia” come from?
East Anglia (English) comes 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.
Ancestry of “East Anglia”, step by step
East Anglia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English East
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | East | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 2 | Middle English | est | east, easternness; A location to the south; the... |
| 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 |