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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/austr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Noun

*austr n

  1. east

Inflection
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *austr
Genitive *austras
Singular Plural
Nominative *austr *austru
Accusative *austr *austru
Genitive *austras *austrō
Dative *austrē *austrum
Instrumental *austru *austrum

Descendants
  • Old English: ēast
    • Middle English: est
    • → Old French: est
      • French: est (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Frisian: āst
  • Old Saxon: *ōst
  • Old Dutch: *ōst
  • Old High German: *ōst, ōstar

Adverb

*austr (comparative *austrō, superlative *austrōst)

  1. east, eastward

See also

Descendants
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