Where does “austmark” come from?

austmark (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.

austmark (Norwegian Nynorsk): a public accessible natural area, usually east of a larger inhabited area, such as a city

Definitions

  1. a public accessible natural area, usually east of a larger inhabited area, such as a city

Ancestry of “austmark”, step by step

austmark 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 mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmarka worm; land, ground, field; old Norwegian coin
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →