Where does “søraustre” come from?

søraustre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sør, from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

søraustre (Norwegian Nynorsk): south-eastern

Definitions

  1. south-eastern

Ancestry of “søraustre”, step by step

søraustre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksørsouth
2Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
4Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Norwegian Nynorsk austre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskaustreeasternmost
2Old Norseeystrimore easterly; most easterly
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)rosEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunþraz
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