Where does “auster” come from?

auster (German) comes from Middle Low German ūster, from Middle Dutch oester, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

auster (German): oyster

Definitions

  1. oyster

Ancestry of “auster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanūster—
2Middle Dutchoester—
3Latinostreaoyster, mussel
4Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

Words derived from “auster”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον →Every word from Latin ostrea →Every word from Middle Dutch oester →