Eestour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Ester, Yestre

Etymology

From Old English ēastre, from Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ (name of the Germanic goddess of the dawn), from a suffixed form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”).

Noun

Eestour

1. Easter

Descendants

• English: Easter
  • → Chickasaw: Iista'
• Scots: Easter