Where does “sørøstre” come from?

sørøstre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sør, from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sørøstre (Norwegian Bokmål): south-eastern

Definitions

  1. south-eastern

Ancestry of “sørøstre”, step by step

sørøstre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål østre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløstreeastern
2Old Norseeystrimore easterly; most easterly
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþraz →