Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/westraward

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *westr +‎ *-ward.

Adverb

*westraward

westward
Synonym: *westr

Descendants

Old English: westweard
- Middle English: westward
  - English: westward
  - Scots: wastert
Old Saxon: *westward, *westarward, *westard
- Middle Low German: westwārt, westwort, westwērt, westert, westerwārt
Old Dutch: *westward
- Middle Dutch: westwaert
  - Dutch: westwaarts
Old High German: westart
- Middle High German: westert
  - German: westwärts