Where does “vestre” come from?

vestre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Vestri, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

vestre (Norwegian Bokmål): west, western

Definitions

  1. west, western

Ancestry of “vestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseVestriname of a dwarf
2Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
3Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
4Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “vestre”

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