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Where does “Oosten” come from?

Oosten (Dutch) comes 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.

Oosten (Dutch): Superseded spelling of oosten; The Orient,...

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of oosten; The Orient,...

Ancestry of “Oosten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoost—
2Old Dutchōst—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsteros—
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