Where does “westlich” come from?

westlich (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-.

westlich (German): west, western

Definitions

  1. west, western

Ancestry of “westlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWestthe west; a wind coming from the west
2Middle High Germanwestwest
3Old High Germanwestwestward
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “westlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →