Where does “østlig” come from?

østlig (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.

østlig (Norwegian Bokmål): eastern; easterly

Definitions

  1. eastern; easterly

Ancestry of “østlig”, step by step

østlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål øst

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

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →