Where does “vesten” come from?

vesten (Danish) comes from Old Danish wæstæn, from English Vestan, from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

vesten (Danish): definite singular of vest

Definitions

  1. definite singular of vest

Ancestry of “vesten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwæstæn—
2EnglishVestanOf or relating to the asteroid Vesta
3Englishān—
4Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
5Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
6Proto-West Germanicainone
7Proto-Germanicainazone; some
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →
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