Where does “Austlandet” come from?

Austlandet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk aust, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

Austlandet (Norwegian Nynorsk): Eastern Norway, an area comprising eight counties: Akershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold

Definitions

  1. Eastern Norway, an area comprising eight counties: Akershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold

Ancestry of “Austlandet”, step by step

Austlandet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk aust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskausteast
2Old Norseaustreast
3Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
4Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Norwegian Nynorsk land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklandcountry; land; urine from livestock
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Austlandet”

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