Etymology · Proto-West Germanic
*Austrā
2 English words descend from Proto-West Germanic *Austrā, most common first.
- easterA Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.
- EostreA hypothesised West Germanic goddess, supposedly of the spring season, but of uncertain provenance.