Where does “austpå” come from?

austpå (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.

austpå (Norwegian Nynorsk): to the eastside of

Definitions

  1. to the eastside of

Ancestry of “austpå”, step by step

austpå 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 på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpåon; on, against, touching; hanging from or being...
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