Where does “eastbound” come from?
Eastbound combines English east with bound, which derives from Middle English est, from Old French bondir meaning "to leap," from Latin bombitīre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to swell" and "to dawn."
eastbound (English): Moving or heading towards the east; Toward the...
Definitions
- Moving or heading towards the east; Toward the...
Ancestry of “eastbound”, step by step
| 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 |