Osten
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Etymology


Old High German ostan, related to the Indo-European root *ausos "dawn", compare aurora, and auster, which, probably due to a re-orientation, means "South".

Related terms

  • Ostdeutschland
  • Naher Osten
  • Ostasien
  • Mittlerer Osten
  • Österreich
  • östlich
  • Ostsee
 
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