Where does “west” come from?

west (Dutch) comes 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-.

west (Dutch): west; westwards

Definitions

  1. west; westwards

Ancestry of “west”, step by step

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

Words derived from “west”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →
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