Where does “Eastalgia” come from?

Eastalgia (English) comes from German Ostalgie, from German ōst, from Middle High German ōst, from Old High German ōst, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

Eastalgia (English): Nostalgia for East Germany; Ostalgie

Definitions

  1. Nostalgia for East Germany; Ostalgie

Ancestry of “Eastalgia”, step by step

Eastalgia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ostalgie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOstalgienostalgia for East Germany; Eastalgia
2Germanōstthe east
3Middle High Germanōst
4Old High Germanōsteast
5Old Norseaustreast
6Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
7Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
8Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via English East

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEastAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie
2Middle Englishesteast, easternness; A location to the south; the...
3Old Englishēasteast; eastern

via English nostalgia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnostalgiaA longing for home or familiar surroundings;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros