Where does “austmed” come from?
austmed (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
austmed (Norwegian Nynorsk): on the eastern side of
Definitions
- on the eastern side of
Ancestry of “austmed”, step by step
austmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | med | with; by; of |
| 2 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Nynorsk aust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | aust | east |
| 2 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |