Where does “southwestwardly” come from?
southwestwardly (English) comes from English southwestward, from English southwest, from English West, from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz.
southwestwardly (English): Toward the southwest
Definitions
- Toward the southwest
Ancestry of “southwestwardly”, step by step
southwestwardly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English southwestward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | southwestward | In or toward the southwest; Toward the southwest |
| 2 | English | southwest | The compass point halfway between south and west,... |
| 3 | English | West | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 4 | Middle English | west | west; A location to the south; the south; The... |
| 5 | Old English | west | west |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |