Eostre

English

proper noun

Definitions

(paganism) A modern pagan festival celebrated either in March or April to welcome the Spring, also called Ostara or Easter.
A putative Anglo-Saxon goddess.

Etymology

Derived from Old English Ēostre derived from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ (Easter, springtime, a goddess of spring and fertility).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*Austrǭ

Gloss

Easter, springtime, a goddess of spring and fertility

Concept

Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Easter English
*h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European
*h₂éwsōs Proto-Indo-European
*Austrǭ Proto-Germanic
eastre Old English
Ēostre Old English
ēastre Old English
ōstarun Old High German
ōstarūn Middle High German
jatšy Lower Sorbian
jutry Upper Sorbian
jostrǻi Polabian
Jastra Kashubian
Jastrë Kashubian

Easter