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Where does “western” come from?

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

western (Polish): western

Definitions

  1. western

Ancestry of “western”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWesternOf, situated in, or related to the West; Of or...
2Middle Englishwesternewestern
3Old Englishwesternewestern
4Proto-Germanicwestrōnijazwestern
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
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