Etymology

Ostara

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Today it means: A pagan and Wiccan holiday celebrating the spring equinox, sometimes also called Eostre or Easter. Full definition →

Old High German *Ôstara
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  1. Old High German · learned borrowing from*Ôstara
  2. English todayOstara

Borrowed from reconstructed Old High German *Ôstara (German Ostern, Cimbrian Oastarn, Mòcheno Oastern, Hunsrik Oostre, Luxembourgish Ouschteren, East Central German Ustern). Related to English Easter, which see for some more information.

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