Where does “West Devon” come from?

West Devon (English) comes from English West, from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Ancestry of “West Devon”, step by step

West Devon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English West

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWestAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie
2Middle Englishwestwest; A location to the south; the south; The...
3Old Englishwestwest
4Proto-West Germanic*westrwestern, westernly
5Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
6Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via English Devon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDevonOne of a breed of hardy cattle originating in...
2Old EnglishDefenasDevonians
3LatinDumnoniiA tribe of Britannia
4Proto-Celticdubnosdeep; world
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →