Where does “Osterland” come from?

Osterland (German) comes from Swedish öster, from Danish øster, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

Osterland (German): now part of Thuringia and Saxony

Definitions

  1. now part of Thuringia and Saxony

Ancestry of “Osterland”, step by step

Osterland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish öster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishöstereast; one of the four major compass points; east;...
2Danishøster—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Swedish länd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishländloin
2Old Swedishländland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Osterland”

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