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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
EAST.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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EAST,
the quarter of sun-rise. (E.) M. E. est,
Chaucer, C. T. 4913.—A. S. eást, adv. in the east,
Grein, i. 255; common in compounds, as in Eást-Sexa = East Saxons,
men of Essex; A. S. Chron. A. D. 449; cf. eástan, from the east,
eásterne, eastern, eáste-weard, eastward. + Du.
oost, sb. + Icel. austr. + Dan. öst. + Swed.
östan. + M. H. G. ósten, G. osten, the
east; G. ost, east. + Lat. aurora (= ausosa), east, dawn. + Gk.
ἰ,ώς,
Æol. ἄυως,
Att. ἕως, dawn. + Skt.
ushas, dawn.—✔US, to
shine, burn; whence Lat. urere, Skt. ush, to
burn. ¶
1. The root US is from an older WAS; cf. Skt. vas, to
shine. 2. The A. S. eástan stands for aus-tana, where
-tana
is a suffix, and aus- is the base. See Fick, i.
512; iii. 7, 8. Der. east-er-ly, east-er-n, east-ward;
also Es-sex (= East-Saxon); also sterling (= east-er-ling), q.v.;
also East-er, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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