Where does “wèst” come from?

wèst (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch west, from Middle Dutch west, from Old Dutch west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

wèst (Papiamentu): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “wèst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwestwest; westwards
2Middle Dutchwest—
3Old Dutchwest—
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →