Where does “Ostniederfränkisch” come from?

Ostniederfränkisch (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.

Ostniederfränkisch (German): East Low Franconian, or with another name South Low Franconian

Definitions

  1. East Low Franconian, or with another name South Low Franconian

Ancestry of “Ostniederfränkisch”, step by step

Ostniederfränkisch 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 Niederfränkisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNiederfränkischLow Franconian, Low Frankish
2Germanniederlow; mean; menial
3Middle High Germannider—
4Old High Germannidardown
5Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →
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