Where does “Suudaaste” come from?

Suudaaste (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.

Suudaaste (Saterland Frisian): southeast

Definitions

  1. southeast

Ancestry of “Suudaaste”, step by step

Suudaaste 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 Sude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianSudesouth
2Old Dutchsūth—
3Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
4Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →