western

English

/ˈwɛstɚn/, /ˈwɛstən/

adj
Definitions
  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
  • (of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.
  • Occidental.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English westerne inherited from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*westrōnijaz

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