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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
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