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Where does “Ister” come from?

Ister (Latin) comes from Old Danish istær, from Old Norse ístr, from Proto-Germanic *instraz.

Ister (Latin): Danube

Definitions

  1. Danube

Ancestry of “Ister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishistær—
2Old Norseístr—
3Proto-Germanic*instraz—

Words derived from “Ister”

  • Istropolis
Every word from Proto-Germanic *instraz →