Where does “Westwouderpolder” come from?

Westwouderpolder (Dutch) comes from Dutch west, from Middle Dutch west, from Old Dutch west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Ancestry of “Westwouderpolder”, step by step

Westwouderpolder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch west

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwestwest; westwards
2Middle Dutchwest—
3Old Dutchwest—
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Dutch polder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpolderpolder land reclaimed from a body of water and enclosed by dykes
2Middle Dutchpolre—
3Old Dutchpolra—
4Old DutchpollaA low ground elevation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →