Where does “sørvestre” come from?
sørvestre (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-.
sørvestre (Norwegian Nynorsk): south-west, south-western
Definitions
- south-west, south-western
Ancestry of “sørvestre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vestre | west, western |
| 2 | Old Norse | Vestri | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vestr | west, westwards |
| 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- | — |