"west" meaning in Middle High German

See west in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwes̠t/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE), /ˈwɛs̠t/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: From Old High German *west. Etymology templates: {{ety|gmh|:inh|goh:*west}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷséps", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wek⁽ʷ⁾speros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*westraz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*westr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "*west", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "west", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmh" }" data-lang="gmh" data-title="west">, {{inh|gmh|goh|*west}} Old High German *west Head templates: {{gmh-noun|m|head=west|head2=wëst}} west or wëst m Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|m}} Forms: west [canonical], wëst [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], dër [definite, nominative, singular], west [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], weste [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], westes [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], weste [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], weste [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], westen [dative, noun, plural], einen [accusative, indefinite, singular], dën [accusative, definite, singular], west [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], weste [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. west Synonyms: westen
    Sense id: en-west-gmh-noun-dqeWIItx Categories (other): Middle High German entries with etymon, Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Compass points, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 11 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 13 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 3 13 11 5 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 11 12 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 12 3 12 10 5 0 0
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