Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/westanē

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *westraz +‎ *-anē.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wes.tɑ.nɛː/

Adverb

*westanē

  1. from the west

Coordinate terms

compass point adverbs:  [edit]

*nurþanē
*westanē *austanē
*sunþanē

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *westanā
    • Old English: westan, westane
      • Middle English: westen, westan, westene
        • Yola: westan
    • Old Saxon: westan, westana
    • Old High German: *westana
  • Old Norse: vestan
    • Icelandic: vestan
    • Faroese: vestan
    • Old Swedish: væstan
      • Swedish: västan
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