Ostarrihhi
Old High German
Alternative forms
- Ōstarrīchi
Etymology
From ōstar (“eastern”) + rīhhi (“realm, land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːs̠.tarˌriːx.xi/
Proper noun
Ōstarrīhhi n
- the lands of East, the Orient
- East Francia (eastern portion of the Frankish empire after 843, reaching from the North Sea to present-day Slovenia)
Usage notes
- The second sense was later restricted to the south-eastern territories newly settled by Bavarian tribes, present-day Austria. However, such use is first attested in Middle High German.
Descendants
- Middle High German: Ōsterrīche, Œsterrīche
- Alemannic German: Öschtrych, Eschtriich, Eschtrych
- Bavarian: Östareich, Éstareich
- Apeltonerisch: Eestreu
- German: Österreich
- Luxembourgish: Éisträich
- Rhine Franconian:
- Palatine German: Eestriasch
- → Latin: Austria
References
- Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'