Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/austanē

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *austraz +‎ *-anē. Likely a later formation developed after the reinterpretation of *aus-traz as *aust-raz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯s.tɑ.nɛː/

Adverb

*austanē

  1. from the east

Coordinate terms

compass point adverbs:  [edit]

*nurþanē
*westanē *austanē
*sunþanē

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *austanā
    • Old English: ēastan, ēastane
      • Middle English: easten
    • Old Saxon: ōstan, ōstana
    • Old High German: ōstana
  • Old Norse: austan
    • Icelandic: austan
    • Faroese: eystan
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: austa, austan
    • Old Swedish: ø̄stan
      • Swedish: östan
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