Etymology

western

west·ern
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Today it means: Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west. Full definition →

Middle English westerne ← Old English westerne ← Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*westrōnijaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromwesterne
  3. Middle English · inherited fromwesterne
  4. English todaywestern

From Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz. By surface analysis, west + -ern.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwesterne all →

Westerham

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