Where does “ostehøvel” come from?

ostehøvel (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øst, from Danish øst, from Danish øster, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

Ancestry of “ostehøvel”, step by step

ostehøvel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål øst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløsteast; past participle of øse
2Danishøsteast; east, eastwards; past participle of øse
3Danishøster—
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Norwegian Bokmål høvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøvela plane
2Middle Low Germanhovel—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Norwegian Nynorsk høvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhøvela plane

Words derived from “ostehøvel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →