Where does “ost” come from?
ost (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ōst — branch, fork, gnarl.
ost (Old English): knot in a tree
Definitions
- knot in a tree
Ancestry of “ost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *ōst | branch, fork, gnarl |