Ost.
clipping of Osten: the east
Meaning & usage
clipping of Osten: the east
der Wind kommt aus Ost
a wind coming from the east (used with article)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German ōst, from Old High German *ost, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare Dutch oost, English east, West Frisian east, Norwegian Bokmål øst, Norwegian Nynorsk aust.
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