'Western-targeted' is a compound formed from 'Western' and 'targeted'. 'Western' originates from Old English 'west(e)rn', where 'west' meant 'west' and the suffix '-ern' formed adjectives meaning 'pertaining to'. 'Targeted' comes from the noun 'target' (Middle English), from Old French 'targette'/'targe' (a small shield), later used for 'aim' or 'mark'.

'Western' developed from Old English 'west(e)rn' into Middle English 'western' and then modern English 'western'. 'Target' came from Old French 'targe'/'targette' (a shield), entered Middle English as 'target', then produced the verb 'to target' and its past participle 'targeted', which combined with 'Western' to form the compound adjective.

Originally, 'western' simply meant 'relating to the west' and 'targe/target' referred to a shield or mark; over time 'target' acquired the sense 'to aim at', so the compound came to mean 'aimed at or intended for the West (Western audiences)'.