Where does “northwestern” come from?
Northwestern derives from English north, from Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Indo-European ner-, wek(ʷ)speros, we-, and h₁en.
northwestern (English): Of or pertaining to the "northwest"; from or to...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the "northwest"; from or to...
Ancestry of “northwestern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | western | Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west;... |
| 2 | Old English | westerne | western |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | westrōnijaz | western |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
Words derived from “northwestern”