Where does “westermost” come from?
westermost (English) comes from English West, from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
westermost (English): Furthest to the west; westernmost
Definitions
- Furthest to the west; westernmost
Ancestry of “westermost”, step by step
westermost traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English West
| 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- | — |
via English most
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | most | superlative degree of much; superlative degree of... |
| 2 | Middle English | most | — |
| 3 | Old English | mǣst | most |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maistaz | superlative degree of *mikilaz; most |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mikilaz | great, large; much, many |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵa- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |