Name of Austria
The German name of Austria, Österreich, derives from the Old High German word Ostarrîchi "eastern realm", recorded in the so-called Ostarrîchi Document of 996, applied to the Margraviate of Austria, a march, or borderland, of the Duchy of Bavaria created in 976. The name is directly comparable in motivation to Austrasia, the term for the "eastern lands" of Francia recorded from about the same time.
The Old High German name parallels the Middle Latin name Marchia Orientalis ("eastern borderland"), alternatively called Marchia austriaca. The shorter Latinized name Austria is first recorded in the 12th century. It has occasionally led to confusion, because, while it renders the Germanic word for "east" it is reminiscent of the native Latin term for "south", auster.
In the 12th century, the Margraviate was elevated to the status of duchy, in 1453 to archduchy and from 1804 claiming imperial status, all the time retaining both the name Österreich and the Latin name Austria.
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Yesteryear
by: Rust Belt LightsAimless drives through countless summer nights.
There’s nothing left to do. I’ll never get bored with you.
It’s so cold out tonight, but I don’t mind.
There must be somewhere we can go tonight.
Don’t you remember
those nights just driving through the suburbs,
singing songs we loved?
More now than ever,
I’m feeling like it’s been too long
and so I wrote a song hoping that you would sing along.
Late at night, don’t wanna let the sun rise.
There’s something wrong, this place is dead.
I’m tired of living inside my head. We never could slow down.
Won’t you forget about how much you hate this town tonight?
Don’t you remember? Or has it been too long?
Won’t you remember, just for tonight?
Sadly I know, some things are worse than being alone,
but this empty seat beside me never fails to remind me.
And I know some things are worse than being alone,
but I just wanted to know… won’t you come back home?
Sadly I know, some things are worse than being alone,
but this empty seat beside me never fails to remind me.
And I know some things are worse than being alone,