Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Austrā

This Proto-West 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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ.

Proper noun

*Austrā f

Easter, festival celebrated at the spring equinox
Easter, goddess of spring

Declension

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Austrā
Genitive	*Austrōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Austrā	*Austrōn
Accusative	*Austrōn	*Austrōn
Genitive	*Austrōn	*Austrōnō
Dative	*Austrōn	Austrōm, Austrum
Instrumental	*Austrōn	Austrōm, Austrum

Derived terms

*austramānōþ
- Old English: ēastermōnaþ
- Old Dutch: ōstermānoth

Descendants

Old English: ēastre, ēastrun, ēastron, ēastru, ēoster, ēster, ēastor, ēastro
- Middle English: Eestour, Ester, Yestre
  - English: Easter
    - → Chickasaw: Iista'
  - Scots: Easter
Old English: Ēastre, Ēostre (“goddess of spring and fertility”)
- → English: Eostre
Old Frisian: āsteron
Old Saxon: *ōstara, *ōstarūn
- Middle Low German: ôsteren, ôstern
  - German Low German: Oostern
  - Plautdietsch: Oostren
Old High German: ōstra, ōstrūn, ōstarūn
- Middle High German: ōstre, ōstere, ōster
  - Bavarian:
    Cimbrian: Oastarn
    
    Mòcheno: Oastern
  - German: Ostern
  - Hunsrik: Oostre
  - Luxembourgish: Ouschteren
  - East Central German: Ustern