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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

oost.

east

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/oːst/[oːst]Belgium[oʊ̯st]Netherlands

  1. east

    in-compounds

  2. eastwards

Where this word comes from

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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