Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éwsteros

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *h₂éws-s ~ *h₂us-és (“dawn”) +‎ *-teros (contrastive suffix), ultimately from the root *h₂ews- (“to dawn”).

Adjective

*h₂éwsteros or *h₂usésteros

1. in the direction of dawn, east

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: *austraz (“eastern”) (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *austrą (“east; eastward”) (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒? Proto-Germanic: *Austrǭ (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hušástaras
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hušástarah
    • Avestan:

      • Younger Avestan: 𐬎𐬱𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬀 (ušastara, “eastern”)

      • → Middle Persian: [script needed] (ʾwšstl /⁠ōšastar⁠/, “east(ern)”)
• Proto-Italic: *austeros
  • Latin: auster (“south wind”) (see there for further descendants)