Where does “ostafrikanisch” come from?

ostafrikanisch (German) comes from German Ostafrika, 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.

ostafrikanisch (German): East African

Definitions

  1. East African

Ancestry of “ostafrikanisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOstafrika—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →