eastre

Old English

Etymology

Apparently named from the goddess Ēastre, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ, from a suffixed form of Indo-European *āus- ‘dawn’. Cognate with Old Frisian āsteron, Old High German ōstarūn (German Ostern).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæːɑ̯stre/

Noun

ēastre n

Easter

Descendants

English: Easter

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