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Etymology of the English word western

the English word western
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wes-pero-

Derivations in English

westernize, westernmost, westerner, westernism

Derivations in other languages

Romanian western, Spanish wéstern

Cognates

Dutch western, French western, German Western, Norwegian western, Swedish western

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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