Where does “westwards” come from?
Westwards derives from English west, from Middle English west, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.
westwards (English): westward, towards the west
Definitions
- westward, towards the west
Ancestry of “westwards”, step by step
| 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- | — |