Where does “norðaustur” come from?

norðaustur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic austur, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

norðaustur (Icelandic): northeast

Definitions

  1. northeast

Ancestry of “norðaustur”, step by step

norðaustur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic austur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaustureast, eastward; in the east; east
2Old Norseaustreast
3Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
4Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Icelandic norður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnorðurnorth; north, northward
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
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