Where does “Ostalgie” come from?

Ostalgie (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.

Ostalgie (German): nostalgia for East Germany; Eastalgia

Definitions

  1. nostalgia for East Germany; Eastalgia

Ancestry of “Ostalgie”, step by step

Ostalgie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ōst

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

via German Nostalgie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNostalgienostalgia
2New Latinnostalgia—
3Ancient Greekνόστοςthe act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;...
4Ancient Greek-τοςCreates perfective passive verbal adjectives;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Ostalgie”

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