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)

eastern, easternly
Synonym: *austrōnī

Coordinate terms

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	*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)

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

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
    - Afrikaans: oos
    - ⇒ Dutch: oosten
      - ⇒ Afrikaans: ooste
Old High German: *ōst ?, ōstara, ōstra f
- Middle High German: ōst m
  - German: Ost m
  - Hunsrik: Oste m