Where does “Ostukraine” come from?

Ostukraine (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.

Ostukraine (German): eastern Ukraine

Definitions

  1. eastern Ukraine

Ancestry of “Ostukraine”, step by step

Ostukraine 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 Ukraine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUkraine—

Words derived from “Ostukraine”

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