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Where does “ostrheinisch” come from?

ostrheinisch (German) comes from German rheinisch, from German Rhein, from Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from Proto-Celtic Reinos — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

ostrheinisch (German): on the east side of the Rhine

Definitions

  1. on the east side of the Rhine

Ancestry of “ostrheinisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanrheinischRhenish; of or pertaining to the Rhine or to the...
2GermanRheinRhine; the river Rhine
3Middle High GermanRīn—
4Old High GermanRīn—
5Proto-West Germanic*Rīn—
6Proto-GermanicRīnaz—
7GaulishRēnosthat which flows
8Proto-CelticReinos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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