Where does “Westerlee” come from?
Westerlee (Dutch) comes from English wester, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “Westerlee”, step by step
Westerlee traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English wester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wester | A strong westerly wind; To move towards the west;... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch lede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lede | |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lede | dative singular of lêet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lêet | loathsome, abhorrent |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lēth | unpleasant, loathsome |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laiþ | loathsome, detestable, hated |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |