Where does “østlending” come from?

østlending (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.

østlending (Norwegian Bokmål): a person from Eastern Norway

Definitions

  1. a person from Eastern Norway

Ancestry of “østlending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløsteast; past participle of øse
2Danishøsteast; east, eastwards; past participle of øse
3Danishøster—
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →
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