Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/austanē

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *austraz +‎ *-anē. Likely a later formation developed after the reinterpretation of *aus-traz as *aust-raz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑu̯s.tɑ.nɛː/

Adverb

*austanē

from the east

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*nurþanē
*westanē		*austanē
	*sunþanē

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *austanā
- Old English: ēastan, ēastane
  - Middle English: easten
- Old Saxon: ōstan, ōstana
- Old High German: ōstana
  - Middle High German: ōsten, ōstene
Old Norse: austan
- Icelandic: austan
- Faroese: eystan
- Norwegian Nynorsk: austa, austan
- Old Swedish: ø̄stan
  - Swedish: östan

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