Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Austrǭ

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Etymology

Often cited as deriving from *h₂ews- (dawn; to dawn), whence Proto-Balto-Slavic *auštrā́ˀ (dawn, morning);[1] however, a derivation from *austrą, *auzrą, a metathesized form of *wazrą (spring (season)), +‎ *-ǭ, is more semantically plausible.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

*Austrǭ f[1]

  1. Easter, festival celebrated at the spring equinox
  2. Easter, goddess of spring

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *Austrǭ (ōn-stem)
singular
nominative *Austrǭ
vocative *Austrǭ
accusative *Austrōnų
genitive *Austrōniz
dative *Austrōni
instrumental *Austrōnē

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*austrōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43