Etymograph

English

Windian

Blend of west + Indian; may also be used as a blend of white + Indian

A blend of west + Indian

Proto-Indo-European *wek⁽ʷ⁾speros ‘evening’

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Proto-Germanic *westrą

Proto-West Germanic *westr ‘western’

Old English west

Middle English west

English west

Anglo-Norman indien

Middle English Indien

English Indian

The story

Blend of west + Indian; may also be used as a blend of white + Indian

Today it means

noun A West Indian; a person from the West Indies

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Windian