English word origin

Etymology of Oster

Borrowed from German Oster or Swedish Öster.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname. · An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from German Oster or Swedish Öster.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionOsterde
Borrowed-form mentionÖstersv

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A city in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Derived from Ukrainian Осте́р (Ostér)

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionОсте́рuk

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