Where does “aastelk” come from?

aastelk (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.

aastelk (Saterland Frisian): east; eastern

Definitions

  1. east; eastern

Ancestry of “aastelk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianAasteEast
2Old Frisianāst—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →