eastern
English
/ˈiːstən/
adj
Definitions
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
- (loosely) Oriental.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English esturne inherited from Old English ēasterne (eastern) inherited from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz (eastern) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ro- (eastern), *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
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Australia English
- Eastern Herzegovinian English
- Herzegovinian English
- Mideastern English
- easterner English
- easternisation English
- easternise English
- easternism English
- easternization English
- easternize English
- easternmost English
- easternness English
- noneastern English
- south English
- southeastern English
- southeasterner English
- southeasternmost English
- aureus Latin
- aurum Phrygium Latin
- aurōra Latin
- auster Latin
- australis Latin
- haurientem Latin
- haurio Latin
- αὔριον Ancient Greek
- ἀήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀφύσσω Ancient Greek
- ἠριγένεια Ancient Greek
- ᾱ̓ήρ Ancient Greek
- *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
- *Austrǭ Proto-Germanic
- *austanē Proto-Germanic
- *austrą Proto-Germanic
- *austrōnijaz Proto-Germanic
- easterne Old English
- ēasterne Old English
- est Middle English
- esterne Middle English
- esturne Middle English
- Austri Old Norse
- auradagr Old Norse
- auralykt Old Norse
- auralógan Old Norse
- auraskortr Old Norse
- aurataka Old Norse
- austr Old Norse
- austrœnn 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
- *wei Proto-Celtic
- aušra Lithuanian
- *ausra Proto-Albanian
- *āwḗr Proto-Hellenic