Where does “Nördliche Ostalpen” come from?
Nördliche Ostalpen (German) comes from German Ostalpen, 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.
Nördliche Ostalpen (German): North Eastern Alps
Definitions
- North Eastern Alps
Ancestry of “Nördliche Ostalpen”, step by step
Nördliche Ostalpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ostalpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ostalpen | Eastern Alps |
| 2 | German | ōst | the east |
| 3 | Middle High German | ōst | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ōst | east |
| 5 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |
via German nördlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nördlich | north, northern |
| 2 | German | nord | the north (used without article; a short form of Norden) |
| 3 | Middle High German | nort | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nord | north |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *norþr | northern, northernly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |