Where does “Oostren” come from?

Oostren (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German ôsteren, from Old Saxon *ōstara, from Proto-West Germanic *Austrā, from Proto-Germanic Austrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

Oostren (Plautdietsch): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “Oostren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanôsteren—
2Old Saxon*ōstara—
3Proto-West Germanic*AustrāEaster, festival celebrated at the spring equinox
4Proto-GermanicAustrǭspringtime, Easter; a goddess of spring and...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “Oostren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Austrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *Austrā →