Ostrogoth

noun

Ostrogoth

noun

UK /ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/ · US /ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin Ostrogothus, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ("east") and *gutô, via Ancient Greek Γότθος (Gótthos) from Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta).

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: Ostrogothian, Ostrogothic
Related terms: Goth, Visigoth

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