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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/austanā
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *austanē. Equivalent to *austr (“eastern”) + *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).
Adverb
*austanā
- ablative of *austr (“eastern”): from the east
Descendants
- Old English: ēastan, ēastane
- Middle English: easten
- Old Saxon: ōstan, ōstana
- Old High German: ōstana
- Middle High German: ōsten, ōstene