west

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The direction where the sun sets, opposite to east.

   We used to live in the west of the country.

2. 2
   adv

   Towards or in the direction of the west.

   We moved west to Arizona.

3. 3
   adj

   In or facing the west.

   Strong winds were blowing from the west coast.

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Simplified etymology

West is an Old English word descended from an ancient root that also produced Latin vesper, “evening.” The connection is the setting of the sun in the west.

PIE word *wek(ʷ)speros From Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr (“western”), from Proto-Germanic *westrą (“west”), from Proto-Germanic *westraz (“west”), from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wast (“west”), North Frisian waast, weest, wäst (“west”), Saterland Frisian Wääste (“west”), West Frisian, Dutch west (“west”), German West (“west”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk vest (“west”), Faroese, Icelandic vestur (“west”), Swedish väst, väster (“west”); also with Irish feascar, feasgar (“evening; ve…

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