Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/westanē

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

from the west

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

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