Proto-Germanic
*austraz
‘east, eastern’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *austraz.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *austraz, most familiar first.
- east ← est ← *austr ← *austrą
- easter ← ēast ← *austr
- eastward ← estward ← ēastweard ← ēast ← *austr
- eastmost ← ēast ← *austr
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *austraz