Where does “ост” come from?

ост (Russian) comes from Dutch oost, from Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

ост (Russian): east; east wind

Definitions

  1. east; east wind

Ancestry of “ост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoosteast; eastwards
2Middle Dutchoost—
3Old Dutchōst—
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

Words derived from “ост”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →