Where does “austafjelsk” come from?
austafjelsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk austafjells, 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.
austafjelsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): concerning the area east of a mountain (range)
Definitions
- concerning the area east of a mountain (range)
Ancestry of “austafjelsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | austafjells | east of mountains |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | aust | east |
| 3 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |