Where does “Eastern Province” come from?
Eastern Province (English) comes from English Eastern, from Middle English esturne, from Old English ēasterne, from Proto-Germanic austrōnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
Ancestry of “Eastern Province”, step by step
Eastern Province traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Eastern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eastern | Of a region designated as the East by convention... |
| 2 | Middle English | esturne | Alternative form of esterne |
| 3 | Old English | ēasterne | eastern |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | austrōnijaz | eastern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews-ro- | of the dawn or morning, matutinal; eastern;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |