Where does “austgotar” come from?

austgotar (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.

austgotar (Norwegian Nynorsk): Ostrogoth

Definitions

  1. Ostrogoth

Ancestry of “austgotar”, step by step

austgotar 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 gotar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgotar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →