Where does “østafrikansk” come from?
østafrikansk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øst, from Danish øst, from Danish øster, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.
østafrikansk (Norwegian Bokmål): East African
Definitions
- East African
Ancestry of “østafrikansk”, step by step
østafrikansk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål øst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | øst | east; past participle of øse |
| 2 | Danish | øst | east; east, eastwards; past participle of øse |
| 3 | Danish | øster | — |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål afrikansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | afrikansk | African |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | Afrika | — |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | -sk | -ish; used to form adjectives from nouns and... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -skr | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |