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Where does “est” come from?

est (Middle English) comes from Old English ēast, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros.

est (Middle English): east, easternness; A location to the south; the...

Definitions

  1. east, easternness; A location to the south; the...

Ancestry of “est”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēasteast; eastern
2Old Norseaustreast
3Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
4Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsteros—

Words derived from “est”

  • east
  • northeast
  • eastwards
  • eastbound
  • easting
  • northeastward
  • eastside
  • Eastie
  • Eastville
  • eastmost
  • northeastwardly
  • eastly
  • eastabout
  • never eat Shredded Wheat
  • East Elbian
  • East Anglian
  • eastie
  • East Anglia
  • esto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →