Where does “westwardly” come from?
westwardly (English) comes from English westward, from Middle English westward, from Old English westweard, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros.
westwardly (English): Blowing from the west; Situated in or moving...
Definitions
- Blowing from the west; Situated in or moving...
Ancestry of “westwardly”, step by step
westwardly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English westward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | westward | Lying toward the west; Moving or oriented toward... |
| 2 | Middle English | westward | westward |
| 3 | Old English | westweard | westward, in the west |
| 4 | Old English | west | west |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |