Where does “westelijk” come from?

westelijk (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-.

westelijk (Dutch): western

Definitions

  1. western

Ancestry of “westelijk”, step by step

westelijk 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 lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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