West

West
Westen:
Der Name der Himmelsrichtung mhd. westen, ahd. westan ist das substantivisch gebrauchte altgerm. Richtungsadverb mhd. westen‹e› »von, nach, im Westen«, ahd. westana, aengl. westan‹e›, aisl. vestan »von, nach, im Westen«. Die kürzere Form West – in Analogie zu »Nord« und »Süd« gebildet – ist erst seit dem 15. Jh. gebräuchlich. Daneben wurde früher auch das Richtungsadverb und Adjektiv mhd. wester, ahd. westar »nach Westen; westlich« verwendet, das z. B. im Namen des Westerwaldes erhalten ist; beachte auch engl. western »auf den Westen bezogen«, engl.-amerik. western »Film, Geschichte o. Ä. über den Wilden Westen«, aus dem im 20. Jh. Western »Wildwestfilm« übernommen wurde. In den anderen germ. Sprachen sind als Bezeichnung der Himmelsrichtung gebräuchlich niederl. west‹en›, engl. west, schwed. väster. Die germ. Wortgruppe ist wahrscheinlich verwandt mit griech. hésperos »Abend« und lat. vesper »Abend« und gehört vielleicht zu der unter ↑ öde behandelten idg. Wurzel mit der Bedeutung »von etwas weg, fort«, vgl. z. B. aind. áva »von etwas herab«. »Westen« würde demnach den Ort (oder die Zeit) bedeuten, wo die Sonne fort-, untergeht.

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