Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “vestr” come from?

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

vestr (Old Norse): west, westwards

Definitions

  1. west, westwards

Ancestry of “vestr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vestr”

  • väst
  • väster
  • Västergötland
  • västlig
  • sydväst
  • nordväst
  • västgöte
  • Västerbotten
  • vestfra
  • vestre
  • vestover
  • sørvestre
  • Vestindia
  • sydvest
  • sørvestlig
  • Vestlandet
  • vestafrikansk
  • Vest-Afrika
  • vestlending
  • sørvest
  • vestindisk
  • nordvest
  • vest
  • vestlig
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