Where does “nordvestre” come from?

nordvestre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vestre, 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-.

nordvestre (Norwegian Nynorsk): north-west, north-western

Definitions

  1. north-west, north-western

Ancestry of “nordvestre”, step by step

nordvestre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vestre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvestrewest, western
2Old NorseVestriname of a dwarf
3Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknordnorth; north, a compass direction; a land area...
2Old Norsenorðrnorth; north, northward
3Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
4Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
5Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →