Austrō(n)

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Austrō(n) is a Proto-Germanic theonym. She is the ancestor of *Ēastre (Old English), *Ôstara (Old High German) and *Āsteron (Old Saxon). Her name is a descendant of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *h₂ews-reh₂.

When

First attested: 500 BCE
Attested period: -500 – 0
Historical notes: Proto-Germanic.

Relationships

co occurs with: H₂éwsōs, *haéusōs, Uṣas, Eos, Aurora, Aušrinė
parent of: *Ôstara, *Ēastre, *Āsteron

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Mentioned by

Uṣas
Eos
Aurora
Aušrinė

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Ēostre

Source passages

“They derive from the Proto-Germanic theonym Austrō(n), itself a descendant of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *h₂ews-reh₂ (cf. Lithuanian auš(t)rà, 'dawn, daybreak'), extended from the PIE root *h₂ews-, meaning 'to shine, glow (red)'. The modern English east also derives from this root, via the Proto-Germanic adverb *aust(e)raz”
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