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
northwestern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English western
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |
via English north
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | north | One of the four major compass points,... |
| 2 | Middle English | north | north, northernness; A location to the north; the... |
| 3 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |