Where does “Ostarmenisch” come from?
Ostarmenisch (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.
Ostarmenisch (German): Eastern Armenian (the Eastern Armenian language)
Definitions
- Eastern Armenian (the Eastern Armenian language)
Ancestry of “Ostarmenisch”, step by step
Ostarmenisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ōst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ōst | the east |
| 2 | Middle High German | ōst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ōst | east |
| 4 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |
via German armenisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | armenisch | Armenian |