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

(compass points)

	*norþanā
*westanā		*austanā
	*sunþanā

Descendants

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