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 points)

	*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
    • Middle High German: westen, westene
• Old Norse: vestan
  • Icelandic: vestan
  • Faroese: vestan
  • Old Swedish: væstan
    • Swedish: västan