westen

Etymology

From Middle English westen, from Old English wēsten (“a desert, waste”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstinjō (“a waste, wilderness”), from Proto-Indo-European *wāsto- (“empty, wasted”). Cognate with West Frisian woastyn (“desert”), Saterland Frisian wustenej (“desert”), Dutch woestijn (“desert”), French gâtine (“wasteland, moor”) (from Germanic), Middle High German wuostinne (“desert, wilderness”) (German Wüste (“desert”)). More at westy, waste.

Noun

westen (plural westens)

1. (obsolete) A waste, wasteland; desert.

Anagrams

• Wentes, newest, newset, tweens

Etymology

From west.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tə(n)/

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Noun

westen n (uncountable)

1. west

   De zon gaat onder in het westen. — The sun sets in the west.

Anagrams

• wenste

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōstin-. Related to Old English wēste (“void, desolate”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweːsten/

Noun

wēsten ?

1. wasteland, desert, wilderness

Adjective

wēsten

1. desolate, waste

Etymology

From English western.

Adjective

westen

1. western