Where does “אויסטראַליער” come from?

אויסטראַליער (Yiddish) comes from German Australier, from Dutch Australië, from Latin australis, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

אויסטראַליער (Yiddish): Australian

Definitions

  1. Australian

Ancestry of “אויסטראַליער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAustralierperson from Australia, an Australian
2DutchAustralië—
3Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
4LatinausterThe south wind; south
5Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →Every word from Latin auster →Every word from Latin australis →