Where does “ostalgia” come from?

ostalgia (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.

ostalgia (English): Synonym of ostealgia; German nostalgia for the...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ostealgia; German nostalgia for the...

Ancestry of “ostalgia”, step by step

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
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