Where does “west-northwestern” come from?

west-northwestern (English) comes from English -ern, from Middle English -erne, from Old English -erne, from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz.

west-northwestern (English): Of, in or pertaining to the west-northwest

Definitions

  1. Of, in or pertaining to the west-northwest

Ancestry of “west-northwestern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ernAdded to the names of directions to form...
2Middle English-erne"northerne "northern", southerne "southern",...
3Old English-erneAdjective suffix occurring in names for...
4Proto-Germanic-ōnijaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz →Every word from English -ern →Every word from Old English -erne →