Ostrich
Middle English
/ˈɔstriːtʃ(ə)/
proper noun
Definitions
- Austria historic duchy
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French Ostriche derived from Old High German Ostarrîchi affix from Middle English east + Middle English riche (strong, rich, powerful, kingdom, realm).
Origin
Middle English
riche
Gloss
strong, rich, powerful, kingdom, realm
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
富
Emoji
💪 🐂 🐅 🐆 🐗 🐯
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rich English
- riche English
- worldriche English
- Austria Latin
- Österreich German
- Osterlicchi Italian
- *austraz Proto-Germanic
- rīċe Old English
- rīċe, rice Old English
- Rychemund Middle English
- east Middle English
- riche Middle English
- Ostriche Old French
- Ostarrîchi Old High German
- Osteriche Middle High German