Where does “westrą” come from?

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

westrą (Proto-Germanic): west; west, westward

Definitions

  1. west; west, westward

Ancestry of “westrą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “westrą”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →