Where does “westgermanisch” come from?
westgermanisch (German) comes from German West, from Middle High German west, from Old High German west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
westgermanisch (German): West Germanic
Definitions
- West Germanic
Ancestry of “westgermanisch”, step by step
westgermanisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German West
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | West | the west; a wind coming from the west |
| 2 | Middle High German | west | west |
| 3 | Old High German | west | westward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
via German Germanisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Germanisch | Germanic language; Germanic |
| 2 | Latin | Germanicus | Germanic; German |
| 3 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |