Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/westr

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 *westraz, *westrą.

Adjective

*westr (comparative *westrōʀō, superlative *westrōst)

western, westernly
Synonym: *westrōnī

Coordinate terms

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	*norþr
*westr		*austr
	*sunþr

Descendants

Old Saxon: westar
- Middle Low German: wester
Old High German: westar
- Middle High German: wester

Adverb

*westr (comparative *westrō, superlative *westrōst)

toward the west, westward
Synonym: *westraward

Descendants

Old English: west, wæst
- Middle English: west
  - English: west
  - Scots: wast
- → Old French: west (see there for further descendants)
Old Frisian: wester
Old High German: westar
- Middle Low German: wester

Noun

*westr m or n

west

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*westr
Genitive	*westras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*westr	westrō, westrōs
Accusative	*westr	*westrā
Genitive	*westras	*westrō
Dative	*westrē	*westrum
Instrumental	*westru	*westrum

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*westr
Genitive	*westras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*westr	*westru
Accusative	*westr	*westru
Genitive	*westras	*westrō
Dative	*westrē	*westrum
Instrumental	*westru	*westrum

Descendants

Old English: *west
- Middle English: west
  - English: west
  - Scots: wast
Old Frisian: west n
- West Frisian: west
Old Saxon: *west
- Middle Low German: west
Old Dutch: west
- Middle Dutch: west
  - Dutch: west
    - Afrikaans: wes
    - ⇒ Dutch: westen
      - ⇒ Afrikaans: weste
Old High German: *west
- Middle High German: west m
  - German: West m