Where does “westi” come from?
westi (Middle English) comes from Old English wēstiġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
westi (Middle English): desolate, deserted, lonely
Definitions
- desolate, deserted, lonely
Ancestry of “westi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wēstiġ | waste, deserted |
| 2 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “westi”