Where does “Ostrow” come from?

Ostrow (Low German) comes from Polish ostrów, from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

Ostrow (Low German): island in rivers and lakes

Definitions

  1. island in rivers and lakes

Ancestry of “Ostrow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishostrówA type of river island, with ground relatively...
2Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →Every word from Polish ostrów →