Where does “sydøst” come from?

sydøst (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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “sydøst”, step by step

sydøst 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 syd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsydsouth; a land area in the south
2DanishsydThe south; imperative of syde
3Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
4Old Dutchsūth—
5Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →