Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/westanā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *westanē. Equivalent to *westr (“western”) +‎ *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).

Adverb

*westanā

  1. ablative of *westr (“western”): from the west

Coordinate terms

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Descendants

  • Old English: westan, westane
    • Middle English: westen, westan, westene
      • Yola: westan
  • Old Saxon: westan, westana
  • Old High German: *westana
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