ostro- +
(Latin: east)
Ostrogoth
1. A member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 A.D.
2. A member of the eastern branch of Gothic peoples who invaded Italy, where they ruled between the late 5th and the middle of the 6th centuries.
Ostrogothic, Ostrogothian
A reference to a member of the eastern branch of Gothic peoples who invaded Italy, where they ruled between the late 5th and the middle of the 6th centuries.