Where does “Aastfräislound” come from?

Aastfräislound (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Aaste, from Old Frisian āst, 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 “Aastfräislound”, step by step

Aastfräislound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Aaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianAasteEast
2Old Frisianāst—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Saterland Frisian Fräislound

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianFräislound—
2Saterland FrisianLoundland; country
3Old Frisianlandland
4Proto-Germanic*land—
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →
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