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

See also

• *austanē
• *nurþanē
• *sunþanē

Descendants

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