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 → Old French: Ostriche French: Autriche ⇒ Latin: Austria (phono-semantic matching) ==== References ==== Wright, Joseph (1906), An Old High German Primer‎[1], second edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press