Where does “ëstlech” come from?
ëstlech (Luxembourgish) comes from German östlich, from German ōst, from Middle High German ōst, from Old High German ōst, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros.
ëstlech (Luxembourgish): east, eastern, easterly
Ancestry of “ëstlech”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | östlich | east, eastern |
| 2 | German | ōst | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | ōst | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ōst | east |
| 5 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | — |