Ostrogoth

[ os-truh-goth ]

noun
  1. a member of the easterly division of the Goths, maintaining a monarchy in Italy, a.d. 493–555.

Origin of Ostrogoth

1
1640–50; <Late Latin Ostrogothī, Austrogotī (plural) <Germanic, equivalent to *austro- eastwards (Old Norse austr,Old Saxon, Old High German ōstar,Middle Dutch ooster,Old English ēast(er)ra;cf. east) + Goth

Other words from Ostrogoth

  • Os·tro·goth·ic, Os·tro·goth·i·an, adjective

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Ostrogoth

/ (ˈɒstrəˌɡɒθ) /


noun
  1. a member of the eastern group of the Goths, who formed a kingdom in Italy from 493 to 552

Origin of Ostrogoth

1
C17: from Late Latin Ostrogothī, from ostro- east, eastward + Goth

Derived forms of Ostrogoth

  • Ostrogothic, adjective

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