Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/austr
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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 *austraz, *austrą.
Adjective
*austr (comparative *austrōʀō, superlative *austrōst)
Coordinate terms
(compass points)
| *norþr | ||
| *westr | 
|
*austr |
| *sunþr |
Descendants
- Old English: ēast
- English: east
- Old Frisian: āster
- Old Saxon: ōstar
- Old High German: ōstar
- Middle High German: oster
Adverb
*austr (comparative *austrō, superlative *austrōst)
- toward the east, eastward
- Synonym: *austraward
Descendants
Noun
*austr n
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *austr | |
| Genitive | *austras | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *austr | *austru |
| Accusative | *austr | *austru |
| Genitive | *austras | *austrō |
| Dative | *austrē | *austrum |
| Instrumental | *austru | *austrum |