eastern

(Anglais)

  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
  2. Blowing from the east; easterly.
  3. (broadly) Oriental.

Fréquence

B2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈiː.stən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ēasterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ōstrōni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”). Morphologically east + -ern.

Related words

de l’est

d' est

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