Where does “Austronesisch” come from?

Austronesisch (Dutch) comes from German Austronesisch, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Austronesisch (Dutch): Austronesian

Definitions

  1. Austronesian

Ancestry of “Austronesisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAustronesischAustronesian
2LatinausterThe south wind; south
3Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →Every word from Latin auster →Every word from German Austronesisch →