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northwestern

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction. Full definition →

Old English *norþwesterne

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northwestern · adjective, noun¹

Old English · inherited from*norþwesterne
English todaynorthwestern

Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtwestern and Old High German nordwestrōni. Compare earlier northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern.

Northwestern · adjective²

By surface analysis, equally (1) Northwest + -ern or (2) a proprialization from northwestern.

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