Where does “noroeste” come from?
noroeste (Galician) comes from Galician oeste, from French ouest, from Middle French ouest, from Old French west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz.
noroeste (Galician): northwest
Definitions
- northwest
Ancestry of “noroeste”, step by step
noroeste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician oeste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | oeste | west; the western portion of a territory or... |
| 2 | French | ouest | west |
| 3 | Middle French | ouest | — |
| 4 | Old French | west | west |
| 5 | Old English | west | west |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
via Galician norte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | norte | north; the northern portion of a territory or... |
| 2 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 3 | Old French | nort | north |
| 4 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |