Where does “east” come from?

east (Yola) comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

east (Yola): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “east”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishesteast, easternness; A location to the south; the...
2Old Englishēasteast; eastern
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
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