Where does “vestic” come from?

vestic (Romanian) comes from Romanian vest, from German West, from Middle High German west, from Old High German west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

vestic (Romanian): western

Definitions

  1. western

Ancestry of “vestic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvestwest
2GermanWestthe west; a wind coming from the west
3Middle High Germanwestwest
4Old High Germanwestwestward
5Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
6Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →
vestic — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer