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 points)

	*nurþanē
*westanē		*austanē
	*sunþanē

Descendants

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