Where does “non-Western” come from?
non-Western (English) comes from English Western, from Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic westrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
non-Western (English): Not of or relating to the West
Definitions
- Not of or relating to the West
Ancestry of “non-Western”, step by step