Where does “westen” come from?
westen (Middle English) comes from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
westen (Middle English): west cardinal direction
Definitions
- west cardinal direction
Ancestry of “westen”, step by step
westen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English west
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | west | west; A location to the south; the south; The... |
| 2 | Old English | west | west |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 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- | — |