Where does “Südliche Ostalpen” come from?

Südliche Ostalpen (German) comes from German Ostalpen, 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.

Südliche Ostalpen (German): South Eastern Alps

Definitions

  1. South Eastern Alps

Ancestry of “Südliche Ostalpen”, step by step

Südliche Ostalpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ostalpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOstalpenEastern Alps
2Germanōstthe east
3Middle High Germanōst—
4Old High Germanōsteast
5Old Norseaustreast
6Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
7Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
8Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via German südlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüdlichsouth, southern
2German-lichan adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
3Middle High German-lich-ly
4Old High German-līh—
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →