Where does “westerner” come from?
westerner (English) comes from English Western, from Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic westrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
westerner (English): A native or inhabitant of the west of a region
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of the west of a region
Ancestry of “westerner”, step by step