Where does “norweste” come from?
norweste (Tagalog) comes from Spanish noroeste, from Spanish oeste, from French ouest, from Middle French ouest, from Old French west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą.
norweste (Tagalog): northwest
Definitions
- northwest
Ancestry of “norweste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | noroeste | northwest |
| 2 | Spanish | oeste | west |
| 3 | French | ouest | west |
| 4 | Middle French | ouest | — |
| 5 | Old French | west | west |
| 6 | Old English | west | west |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |