Where does “east” come from?
east (Old English) comes from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros.
east (Old English): east; eastern
Ancestry of “east”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | — |
Words derived from “east”