Ostrogoth
See also: ostrogoth
English
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from Late Latin Ostrogothi, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ("east") and *gutô, via Ancient Greek Γότθος (Gótthos) from Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta).
Noun
Ostrogoth (plural Ostrogoths)
- Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century
Derived terms
- Ostrogothic
Related terms
- Goth
- Visigoth
Translations
member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
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