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 — in the direction of dawn, east.

oosten (Dutch): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “oosten”, step by step

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