Where does “østside” come from?
østside (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.
østside (Norwegian Bokmål): east side
Definitions
- east side
Ancestry of “østside”, step by step
østside 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 side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | side | a page; side; aspect |
| 2 | Old Norse | síða | side |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sīdǭ | side |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |