Where does “норд-вест” come from?

норд-вест (Russian) comes from Russian вест, 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-.

норд-вест (Russian): northwest; northwester "wind"

Definitions

  1. northwest; northwester "wind"

Ancestry of “норд-вест”, step by step

норд-вест traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вест

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвестwest; west wind
2Dutchwestwest; westwards
3Middle Dutchwest—
4Old Dutchwest—
5Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
6Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Russian норд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнордnorth; north wind
2Dutchnoordnorth; northwards
3Middle Dutchnort—
4Old Dutchnord—
5Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
6Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
7Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →