east
English
/iːst/
noun
Definitions
- One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English est inherited from Old English ēast (east, eastern) inherited from Proto-Germanic *austrą (east) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids), *h₂ews- (dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ews-
Gloss
dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
東
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ascot English
- Aston English
- Australia English
- Austric English
- Eastcote English
- Easter English
- Easter Bunny English
- Easterfest English
- Eastermonth English
- Eastertide English
- Eastertime English
- Eastery English
- Eastie English
- Eastville English
- Essex English
- Middle East English
- about English
- austromancy English
- bound English
- eastabout English
- eastbound English
- eastie English
- easting English
- eastly English
- eastmost English
- eastside English
- eastward English
- eastwardly English
- eastwards English
- middle English
- north English
- northeast English
- northeastward English
- side English
- Ostrogothi Latin
- aureus Latin
- aurum Phrygium Latin
- aurōra Latin
- auster Latin
- australis Latin
- austrinus Latin
- haurientem Latin
- haurio Latin
- terra austrālis incōgnita Latin
- Austronesisch German
- Ost German
- Ostdeutschland German
- Osten German
- Ostfrankreich German
- Ostgebiete German
- Ostjude German
- Ostküste German
- Ostler German
- Ostmark German
- Ostmitteldeutsch German
- Ostpolitik German
- Ostsee German
- Ostsiedlung German
- Osttimor German
- Ostwind German
- Ostzone German
- ostdeutsch German
- ostelbisch German
- ostrheinisch German
- ostweserisch German
- ostwärts German
- östlich German
- austro- Italian
- est Italian
- Oost-Duitsland Dutch, Flemish
- Oost-Vlieland Dutch, Flemish
- Oostfries Dutch, Flemish
- Oostfriesland Dutch, Flemish
- Oostvaarder Dutch, Flemish
- Oostzee Dutch, Flemish
- Oudoostnoords Dutch, Flemish
- oost Dutch, Flemish
- oostelijk Dutch, Flemish
- oostfront Dutch, Flemish
- oostgrens Dutch, Flemish
- oostkust Dutch, Flemish
- oostwaarts Dutch, Flemish
- zuidoost Dutch, Flemish
- Cantons-de-l'Est French
- est French
- l' French
- ост Russian
- austro Spanish, Castilian
- este Spanish, Castilian
- Γότθος Ancient Greek
- αὔριον Ancient Greek
- νῆσος Ancient Greek
- ἀήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀφύσσω Ancient Greek
- ἐστί Ancient Greek
- ἠριγένεια Ancient Greek
- ᾱ̓ήρ Ancient Greek
- *aus- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ews-ro- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ewsḗr Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éh₂usom Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éwsr̥h₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éwsōs Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éyeri Proto-Indo-European
- este Portuguese
- *Austrǭ Proto-Germanic
- *austanē Proto-Germanic
- *austrą Proto-Germanic
- *austrōnijaz Proto-Germanic
- Östtyskland Swedish
- öst Swedish
- östblocket Swedish
- östgöte Swedish
- östkyrka Swedish
- イースト Japanese
- Austlandet Norwegian Nynorsk
- aust Norwegian Nynorsk
- austegd Norwegian Nynorsk
- austmann Norwegian Nynorsk
- austmarkmus Norwegian Nynorsk
- austside Norwegian Nynorsk
- nordaust Norwegian Nynorsk
- søraust Norwegian Nynorsk
- Eastengle Old English
- east Old English
- ēast Old English
- Ester Middle English
- est Middle English
- esterne Middle English
- esturne Middle English
- estward Middle English
- Austri Old Norse
- auradagr Old Norse
- auralykt Old Norse
- auralógan Old Norse
- auraskortr Old Norse
- aurataka Old Norse
- austr Old Norse
- bjargaurar Old Norse
- búfjáreyrir Old Norse
- eystri Old Norse
- kaupeyrir Old Norse
- koseyrir Old Norse
- landaurar Old Norse
- lausaeyrir Old Norse
- verðaurar Old Norse
- esti Esperanto
- est Catalan, Valencian
- ईस्टर Hindi
- est Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- อีสเตอร์ Thai
- oost Middle Dutch
- austro- Translingual
- esto Ido
- အီစတာ Burmese
- ōst Old Dutch
- *wei Proto-Celtic
- ōst Middle Low German
- este Asturian
- aušra Lithuanian
- east Western Frisian
- eastlik Western Frisian
- ایسٹر Urdu
- Ijitō Marshallese
- āst Old Frisian
- ost Papiamentu
- Aaste Saterland Frisian
- aastelk Saterland Frisian
- *ausra Proto-Albanian
- ye Haitian, Haitian Creole
- *āwḗr Proto-Hellenic
- Iista' Chickasaw
- side
- Ascot
- north
- bound
- about
- Essex
- Aston
- Easter
- Eastie
- middle
- eastly
- eastie
- Eastery
- easting
- Austric
- Eastcote
- eastside
- eastmost
- eastward
- eastwards
- Eastville
- northeast
- eastabout
- eastbound
- Australia
- Easterfest
- eastwardly
- Eastertide
- Eastertime
- austromancy
- Middle East
- Eastermonth
- Easter Bunny
- northeastward