Where does “ōst” come from?

ōst (German) comes 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.

ōst (German): the east

Definitions

  1. the east

Ancestry of “ōst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ōst”

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