Where does “ostwärts” come from?

ostwärts (German) comes 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.

ostwärts (German): eastward, eastwards

Definitions

  1. eastward, eastwards

Ancestry of “ostwärts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanōstthe east
2Middle High Germanōst—
3Old High Germanōsteast
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-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 →