Where does “øst” come from?

øst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

øst (Norwegian Bokmål): east; past participle of øse

Definitions

  1. east; past participle of øse

Ancestry of “øst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøsteast; east, eastwards; past participle of øse
2Danishøster—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

Words derived from “øst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →
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