Where does “northeastwardly” come from?
northeastwardly (English) comes from English northeastward, from English northeast, from English east, from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz — in the direction of dawn, east.
northeastwardly (English): Towards the northeast
Definitions
- Towards the northeast
Ancestry of “northeastwardly”, step by step
northeastwardly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English northeastward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | northeastward | In or toward the northeast; Toward the northeast |
| 2 | English | northeast | The compass point halfway between north and east,... |
| 3 | English | east | One of the four principal compass points,... |
| 4 | Middle English | est | east, easternness; A location to the south; the... |
| 5 | Old English | ēast | east; eastern |
| 6 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |