Where does “woestyn” come from?

woestyn (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch woestijn, from Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

woestyn (Afrikaans): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “woestyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoestijndesert
2Middle Dutchwoestine—
3Old Dutchwuostinnadesert. wasteland
4Old Dutchwuostidesolate, waste
5Proto-West Germanicwōstīuninhabited, desolate, waste
6Proto-Germanicwōstaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-to-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōstaz →