Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/austanā

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 *austanē. Equivalent to *austr (“eastern”) +‎ *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).

Adverb

*austanā

1. ablative of *austr (“eastern”): from the east

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*norþanā
*westanā		*austanā
	*sunþanā

Descendants

• Old English: ēastan, ēastane
  • Middle English: easten
• Old Saxon: ōstan, ōstana
• Old High German: ōstana
  • Middle High German: ōsten, ōstene