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Where does “Austrǭ” come from?

Austrǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

Austrǭ (Proto-Germanic): springtime, Easter; a goddess of spring and...

Definitions

  1. springtime, Easter; a goddess of spring and...

Ancestry of “Austrǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “Austrǭ”

  • Easter
  • Eastertide
  • Eastertime
  • Eastery
  • Easter Bunny
  • Easterfest
  • Ostern
  • Ester
  • Eestour
  • eastre
  • Ēastre
  • eastermonaþ
  • ēastre
  • ईस्टर
  • อีสเตอร์
  • ōstara
  • ōstarun
  • ōstarūn
  • ōsteren
  • Ouschteren
  • Ouschtersonndeg
  • Ouschterméindeg
  • Ouschteree
  • Ouschterhues
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