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Where does “westering” come from?

Westering comes from English west combined with English -ing, ultimately tracing through Old English -ing to Latin -arius and Latin -us, with influences from Latin -are and Chinese 兒.

westering (English): Moving westward, near the west; present...

Definitions

  1. Moving westward, near the west; present...

Ancestry of “westering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwesterA strong westerly wind; To move towards the west;...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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