Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "west" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureswest(Anglo-Saxon) west(Old Dutch) west(Old High German) vestr(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsWest(English) West(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 582. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 459.