Where does “wäst” come from?

wäst (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian 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-.

wäst (North Frisian): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “wäst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwest—
2Proto-West Germanic*westrwestern, westernly
3Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
4Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →