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)

2. western, westernly

   Synonym: *westrōnī

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*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)

2. toward the west, westward

   Synonym: *westraward

Descendants

• Old English: west
  • 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

2. 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