myEtymology.com: English etymology of northwestward

Etymology of the English word northwestward

the English word northwestward

using the English suffix -ward

derived from the English word northwest

derived from the English word north

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ner-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *nurtha-

derived from the English word west

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wes-pero-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wes-t-