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Sun rises: east comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from
the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-
European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn",[1] cognate with Old High German *ōstar "to the
east", Latin aurora 'dawn', and Greek ἠώς ēōs 'dawn, east'.[2] Examples of the same formation in
other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to
originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִ ז ְָרחmizraḥ 'east'
from ז ַָרחzaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a
personification of both dawn and the cardinal points.
East is sometimes abbreviated as E. v T As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact
that east is the direction where the Sun rises: east comes from Middle English est, from Old
English ēast, which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the
sunrise", from Proto-Indo-European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn",[1] cognate with
he Orient is the East, traditionally comprising anything that belongs to the Eastern world, in
relation to Europe. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and referring to the same area as, the
continent of Asia, divided into the Far East, Middle East, and Near East. Despite this Eurocentric
origin, these regions are still located to the east of the Geographical centre of Earth.
Within an individual city within the Northern Hemisphere, the east end is typically poorer because
the prevailing winds blow from the west.[5]
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun
rises: east comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from
the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-
European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn",[1] cognate with Old High German *ōstar "to the
east", Latin aurora 'dawn', and Greek ἠώς ēōs 'dawn, east'.[2] Examples of the same formation in
other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to
originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִ ז ְָרחmizraḥ 'east'
from ז ַָרחzaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a
personification of both dawn and the cardinal points.
East is sometimes abbreviated as E.
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun
rises: east comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from
the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-
European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn",[1] cognate with Old High German *ōstar "to the
east", Latin aurora 'dawn', and Greek ἠώς ēōs 'dawn, east'.[2] Examples of the same formation in
other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to
originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִ ז ְָרחmizraḥ 'east'
from ז ַָרחzaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a
personification of both dawn and the cardinal points.
East is sometimes abbreviated as E
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun
rises: east comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from
the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-
European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn",[1] cognate with Old High German *ōstar "to the
east", Latin aurora 'dawn', and Greek ἠώς ēōs 'dawn, east'.[2] Examples of the same formation in
other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to
originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִ ז ְָרחmizraḥ 'east'
from ז ַָרחzaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a
personification of both dawn and the cardinal points.
East is sometimes abbreviated as E.
Navigation[edit] East is sometimes abbreviated as E.
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun
rises: east comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from
the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-
European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn",[1] cognate with Old High German *ōstar "to the
east", Latin aurora 'dawn', and Greek ἠώς ēōs 'dawn, east'.[2] Examples of the same formation in
other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to
originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִ ז ְָרחmizraḥ 'east'
from ז ַָרחzaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a
personification of both dawn and the cardinal
By convention, the right-hand side of a map is east. This convention has developed from the use
of a compass, which places north at the top. However, on maps of planets such
as Venus and Uranus which rotate retrograde, the left hand side is east.[citation needed]
To go east using a compass for navigation, one sets a bearing or azimuth of 90°.
Cultural[edit]
East is the direction toward which the Earth rotates about its axis, and therefore the general
direction from which the Sun appears to rise. The practice of praying towards the East is older
than Christianity, but has been adopted by this religion as the Orient was thought of as
containing mankind's original home. Hence, Christian churches have been traditionally oriented
towards the east.[3][4] After some early exceptions, this tradition of having the altar on the liturgical
east has become a part of the church orientation concept liturgical east and west.
The Orient is the East, traditionally comprising anything that belongs to the Eastern world, in
relation to Europe. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and referring to the same area as, the
continent of Asia, divided into the Far East, Middle East, and Near East. Despite this Eurocentric
origin, these regions are still located to the east of the Geographical centre of Earth.
Within an individual city within the Northern Hemisphere, the east end is typically poorer because
the prevailing winds blow from the west.[5]
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun
rises: east comes from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, which itself comes from
the Proto-Germanic *aus-to- or *austra- "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-
European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn",[1] cognate with Old High German *ōstar "to the
east", Latin aurora 'dawn', and Greek ἠώς ēōs 'dawn, east'.[2] Examples of the same formation in
other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to
originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִ ז ְָרחmizraḥ 'east'
from ז ַָרחzaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. Ēostre, a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a
personification of both dawn and the cardinal points.
East is sometimes abbreviated as E.
Navigation[edit]
By convention, the right-hand side of a map is east. This convention has developed from the use
of a compass, which places north at the top. However, on maps of planets such
as Venus and Uranus which rotate retrograde, the left hand side is east.[citation needed]
To go east using a compass for navigation, one sets a bearing or azimuth of 90°.