Where does “Oosta'ei” come from?
Oosta'ei (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Ei, from Middle Low German ei, from Old Saxon ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs — ice, frost.
Oosta'ei (Plautdietsch): Easter egg
Definitions
- Easter egg
Ancestry of “Oosta'ei”, step by step
Oosta'ei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Ei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Ei | egg |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ei | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | ei | egg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 5 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 6 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 7 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Plautdietsch Oostren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Oostren | Easter |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ôsteren | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *ōstara | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *Austrā | Easter, festival celebrated at the spring equinox |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Austrǭ | springtime, Easter; a goddess of spring and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |