Westerly
/ˈwɛstərli/noun
Situated toward or coming from the west.
Did you know?Westerly comes from the same deep root as West itself, ultimately tied to the idea of the evening or sunset direction in Proto-Indo-European, which is why so many Indo-European languages connect the west with dusk and the edge of day.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wes-
“to dwell, stay; associated in some daughter forms with evening and the direction of the setting sun”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*westraz
“western”
Old English
OE
wester
“west, western”
Old English
OE
westerlic
“western, from the west”
Middle English
ME
westerli
“western; toward the west”
Modern English
English
westerly
“situated toward or coming from the west”