Where does “noordwesten” come from?

noordwesten (Dutch) comes from Dutch westen, from Dutch west, from Middle Dutch west, from Old Dutch west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

noordwesten (Dutch): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “noordwesten”, step by step

noordwesten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch westen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwestenwest
2Dutchwestwest; westwards
3Middle Dutchwest—
4Old Dutchwest—
5Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
6Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Dutch noord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoordnorth; northwards
2Middle Dutchnort—
3Old Dutchnord—
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →