Where does “sørøst” come from?

sørøst (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.

sørøst (Norwegian Bokmål): south-east or southeast; a south-easterly or...

Definitions

  1. south-east or southeast; a south-easterly or...

Ancestry of “sørøst”, step by step

sørøst 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 Norwegian Bokmål sør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsørsouth
2Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
4Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sørøst”

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