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Where does “Aaste” come from?

Aaste (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian āst, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros.

Aaste (Saterland Frisian): East

Definitions

  1. East

Ancestry of “Aaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianāst—
2Old Norseaustreast
3Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
4Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsteros—

Words derived from “Aaste”

  • aastelk
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