Where does “Oostre” come from?
Oostre (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Uustere, from Old High German ōstarūn, from Proto-Germanic *Austrā, from Proto-Germanic Austrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
Oostre (Hunsrik): Easter
Ancestry of “Oostre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Central Franconian | Uustere | Easter |
| 2 | Old High German | ōstarūn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Austrā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Austrǭ | springtime, Easter; a goddess of spring and... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |