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Ostrogoth
Ostrogoth comes from Late Latin Ostrogothus ‘an Ostrogoth’, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ‘east’, and ultimately from *gutô ‘Goth’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gutô‘Goth’reconstructed
- Gothicc. 300–600*gutatransliteratedGothic script *guta, a transliteration‘a Goth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*austrą‘east’by way of Ancient Greek Γότθοςreconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEOstrogothus‘an Ostrogoth’
- EnglishtodayOstrogoth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gutô‘Goth’reconstructed
- Gothicc. 300–600*gutatransliteratedGothic script *guta, a transliteration‘a Goth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*austrą‘east’by way of Ancient Greek Γότθοςreconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEOstrogothus‘an Ostrogoth’
- EnglishtodayOstrogoth
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- ‘to pour’
god, futile, chemist, giddy, futility, gust, gush, geyser, ingot, 23 more
through Proto-Germanic *geutaną ‘to pour’
Today it means
noun 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gutô / Ostrogoth