Where does “westbound” come from?
Westbound derives from English west and bound, where bound comes from Middle English west, French bondir, Latin bombitire, Latin bombus, and Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to move or spring.
westbound (English): Towards the west; in a westerly direction; Which...
Definitions
- Towards the west; in a westerly direction; Which...
Ancestry of “westbound”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | West | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 2 | Middle English | west | west; A location to the south; the south; The... |
| 3 | Old English | west | west |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |