Where does “Ostrogothus” come from?
Ostrogothus (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros.
Ancestry of “Ostrogothus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | — |
Words derived from “Ostrogothus”