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Where does “Vestri” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Vestri”, step by step

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