Where does “Oostblok” come from?

Oostblok (Dutch) comes from Dutch oost, from Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

Oostblok (Dutch): Eastern Bloc

Definitions

  1. Eastern Bloc

Ancestry of “Oostblok”, step by step

Oostblok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoosteast; eastwards
2Middle Dutchoost—
3Old Dutchōst—
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Dutch blok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbloka block; a street block; a political bloc
2Middle Dutchbloktreetrunk
3Old Dutchbloklog
4Proto-West Germanicblokkblock, log
5Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop

Words derived from “Oostblok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →