Where does “oeste” come from?
oeste (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans oes, from Dutch oest, from Middle Dutch oest, from Old French aoust, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.
oeste (Afrikaans): plural of oes
Ancestry of “oeste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | oes | harvest |
| 2 | Dutch | oest | Alternative form of oogst |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | oest | — |
| 4 | Old French | aoust | August |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | agustus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |