Where does “Westafrikanerin” come from?
Westafrikanerin (German) comes from German Westafrikaner, from German Westafrika, from German Westen, from German West, from Middle High German west, from Old High German west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz.
Westafrikanerin (German): a female West African
Definitions
- a female West African
Ancestry of “Westafrikanerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Westafrikaner | a West African male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | Westafrika | — |
| 3 | German | Westen | west; The area of Western Germany, i.e. those... |
| 4 | German | West | the west; a wind coming from the west |
| 5 | Middle High German | west | west |
| 6 | Old High German | west | westward |
| 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- | — |