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Where does “westernism” come from?

westernism (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-.

westernism (English): Something that is characteristic of the western...

Definitions

  1. Something that is characteristic of the western...

Ancestry of “westernism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWesternOf, situated in, or related to the West; Of or...
2Middle Englishwesternewestern
3Old Englishwesternewestern
4Proto-Germanicwestrōnijazwestern
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
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