Where does “austlending” come from?
austlending (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Austlandet, 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.
austlending (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person from Eastern Norway
Definitions
- a person from Eastern Norway
Ancestry of “austlending”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Austlandet | Eastern Norway, an area comprising eight counties: Akershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold |
| 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 |