Proto-Germanic
*westraz
‘west, western’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *westraz.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *westraz, most familiar first.
- west ← *westr ← *westrą
- western ← westerne ← westerne ← *westrōnijaz
- westward ← westweard ← west ← *westr
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *westraz