Where does “Ostafrikanerin” come from?
Ostafrikanerin (German) comes from German Ostafrikaner, from German Ostafrika, 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 — in the direction of dawn, east.
Ostafrikanerin (German): a female East African
Definitions
- a female East African
Ancestry of “Ostafrikanerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ostafrikaner | an East African male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | Ostafrika | — |
| 3 | German | ōst | the east |
| 4 | Middle High German | ōst | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ōst | east |
| 6 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |