Where does “sørøstlig” come from?
sørøstlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sørøst, 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.
sørøstlig (Norwegian Bokmål): south-east, southeast; south-eastern,...
Definitions
- south-east, southeast; south-eastern,...
Ancestry of “sørøstlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sørøst | south-east or southeast; a south-easterly or... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | øst | east; past participle of øse |
| 3 | Danish | øst | east; east, eastwards; past participle of øse |
| 4 | Danish | øster | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |