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.
northeastwardly (English): Towards the northeast
Ancestry of “northeastwardly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |