oost

Meaning

  1. (in-compounds) east
  2. eastwards

Concepts

Synonyms

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oːst/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare German Ost, English and West Frisian east, Norwegian aust. Doublet of Dutch oosten.

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