Where does “Oostblokker” come from?

Oostblokker (Dutch) comes from Dutch Oostblok, 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.

Oostblokker (Dutch): someone from the Eastern Bloc or someone from the currently corresponding territories

Definitions

  1. someone from the Eastern Bloc or someone from the currently corresponding territories

Ancestry of “Oostblokker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchOostblokEastern Bloc
2Dutchoosteast; eastwards
3Middle Dutchoost—
4Old Dutchōst—
5Old Norseaustreast
6Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
7Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
8Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
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