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Where does “westerne” come from?

westerne (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic westrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

westerne (Old English): western

Definitions

  1. western

Ancestry of “westerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwestrōnijazwestern
2Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “westerne”

  • Western
  • western
  • southwestern
  • northwestern
  • midwestern
  • westernmost
  • westernization
  • westerner
  • nonwestern
  • westernisation
  • westernize
  • Westernizer
  • northwesternmost
  • southwesternmost
  • Eurowestern
  • westernism
  • westernly
  • westernise
  • southwesterner
  • northwesterner
  • westerniser
  • westernwear
  • unwestern
  • non-Western
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