Where does “östlich” come from?

östlich (German) comes 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.

östlich (German): east, eastern

Definitions

  1. east, eastern

Ancestry of “östlich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “östlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →