Where does “väster” come from?

väster (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish væster, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

väster (Swedish): west; one of the four major compass points; west;...

Definitions

  1. west; one of the four major compass points; west;...

Ancestry of “väster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvæster—
2Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
3Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
4Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “väster”

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