Easterly
/ˈiːstəli/noun
Situated toward or coming from the east.
Did you know?Easterly ultimately comes from the same Germanic root as *east*, which traces back to a Proto-Indo-European word for the dawn — meaning this direction was named from the sky’s daily resurrection.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*aus-
“to shine, dawn”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*austraz
“east, toward the sunrise”
Old English
OE
ēasterlic
“eastern, toward the east”
Middle English
ME
easterly
“toward the east; from the east”
Modern English
English
easterly
“situated toward or coming from the east”