Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/westrōnijaz

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 +‎ *-ōnijaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwes.trɔː.ni.jɑz/

Adjective

*westrōnijaz

  1. western

Inflection

Declension of *westrōnijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *westrōnijaz *westrōnijō *westrōniją, -atō *westrōnijai *westrōnijôz *westrōnijō
accusative *westrōnijanǭ *westrōnijǭ *westrōniją, -atō *westrōnijanz *westrōnijōz *westrōnijō
genitive *westrōnijas, -īs *westrōnijaizōz *westrōnijas, -īs *westrōnijaizǫ̂ *westrōnijaizǫ̂ *westrōnijaizǫ̂
dative *westrōnijammai *westrōnijaizōi *westrōnijammai *westrōnijaimaz *westrōnijaimaz *westrōnijaimaz
instrumental *westrōnijanō *westrōnijaizō *westrōnijanō *westrōnijaimiz *westrōnijaimiz *westrōnijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *westrōnijô *westrōnijǭ *westrōnijô *westrōnijaniz *westrōnijōniz *westrōnijōnō
accusative *westrōnijanų *westrōnijōnų *westrōnijô *westrōnijanunz *westrōnijōnunz *westrōnijōnō
genitive *westrōnīniz *westrōnijōniz *westrōnīniz *westrōnijanǫ̂ *westrōnijōnǫ̂ *westrōnijanǫ̂
dative *westrōnīni *westrōnijōni *westrōnīni *westrōnijammaz *westrōnijōmaz *westrōnijammaz
instrumental *westrōnīnē *westrōnijōnē *westrōnīnē *westrōnijammiz *westrōnijōmiz *westrōnijammiz

Coordinate terms

compass point adjectives:  [edit]

*nurþraz
*nurþrōnijaz
*westraz
*westrōnijaz
*austraz
*austrōnijaz
*sunþraz
*sunþrōnijaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *westrōnī
    • Old English: westerne
      • Middle English: westerne, western, westeren, westrene, westryn, westeryn
        • English: western
        • Scots: wastren
    • Old Saxon: westrōni
    • Old High German: westrōni
  • Old Norse: vestrǿnn, vestrœnn, vestrœnn
    • Icelandic: vestrænn
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: vestrøn