Where does “Oostenryks” come from?
Oostenryks (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Oostenryk, from Dutch Oostenrijk, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Oostenryks (Afrikaans): Austrian
Definitions
- Austrian
Ancestry of “Oostenryks”, step by step
Oostenryks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Oostenryk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Oostenryk | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Oostenrijk | — |
| 3 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |