Where does “Zentrale Ostalpen” come from?

Zentrale 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.

Zentrale Ostalpen (German): Central Eastern Alps

Definitions

  1. Central Eastern Alps

Ancestry of “Zentrale Ostalpen”, step by step

Zentrale 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 zentral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzentralcentral; centrally
2Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →