Where does “austrą” come from?

austrą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

austrą (Proto-Germanic): east; east, eastward

Definitions

  1. east; east, eastward

Ancestry of “austrą”, step by step

austrą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic austraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
2Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

via Proto-Indo-European aus-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanaus-eastern

Words derived from “austrą”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →