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
westerner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Western
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Western | Of, situated in, or related to the West; Of or... |
| 2 | Middle English | westerne | western |
| 3 | Old English | westerne | western |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | westrōnijaz | western |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
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 |