Where does āeastrihteā come from?
eastrihte (Old English) comes from Old English rihte, from Old English E, from Latin E, from Etruscan š, from Ancient Greek ε, from Phoenician š¤, from Egyptian š .
eastrihte (Old English): due east
Definitions
- due east
Ancestry of āeastrihteā, step by step
eastrihte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English rihte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | rihte | straight; right, in the following senses |
| 2 | Old English | E | ā |
| 3 | Latin | E | Scribal abbreviation of the diphthong ae |
| 4 | Etruscan | š | ā |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ε | Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient and modern Greek alphabets. Its name was εἶ, later į¼ ĻιλĻν, and presently ĪĻιλον. It represents roughly the same sound in both alphabets: in Modern Greek, a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: or. It is preceded by Ī“ and foll |
| 6 | Phoenician | š¤ | that |
| 7 | Egyptian | š | ā |
via Old English Äast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | Äast | east; eastern |
| 2 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | austrÄ | east; east, eastward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *hāĆ©wsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |