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 *austraz, *austrą.

Adjective

*austr (comparative *austrōʀō, superlative *austrōst)

2. eastern, easternly

   Synonym: *austrōnī

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*norþr
*westr		*austr
	*sunþr

Descendants

• Old English: ēast
  • English: east
• Old Frisian: āster
• Old Saxon: ōstar
• Old High German: ōstar
  • Middle High German: oster

Adverb

*austr (comparative *austrō, superlative *austrōst)

2. toward the east, eastward

   Synonym: *austraward

Descendants

• Old English: ēast
  • Middle English: est
    • English: east
  • → Old French: est
    • French: est (see there for further descendants)
• Old High German: ōstar
  • Middle High German: ōster

Noun

*austr n

2. 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 m, ēaste f
  • Middle English: est
    • English: east
      • → Cornish: est
    • Scots: eist, aist
• Old Frisian: âsta n, âst
  • Saterland Frisian: Aaste m or n
  • West Frisian: east n
• Old Saxon: *ōst
  • Middle Low German: ōst, ōste, oist n or f
    • Low German: Oost
• Old Dutch: *ōst
  • Middle Dutch: oost
    • Dutch: oost
• Old High German: *ōst ?, ōstara, ōstra f
  • Middle High German: ōst m
    • German: Ost m
    • Hunsrik: Oste m