'Western-minded' originates from Modern English, specifically by combining the adjective 'Western' (relating to the West) and the adjective-forming element 'minded' (having a particular mind or inclination).

'Western' derives from Old English words such as 'westerne' ultimately from 'west' (meaning the direction of sunset); 'mind' comes from Old English 'gemynd' (memory, thought) and developed into Middle English 'mind' with meanings related to thought and disposition; in Modern English these elements were combined to form the compound adjective 'Western-minded'.

Initially, 'Western' primarily denoted geographic relation to the west and 'minded' simply indicated having a mind or disposition; over time the compound came to mean specifically 'having a mindset influenced by Western ideas and values.'