Where does “West Somerset” come from?
West Somerset (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-.
West Somerset (English): merged with Taunton Deane on 1 April 2019 to form Somerset West and Taunton district
Definitions
- merged with Taunton Deane on 1 April 2019 to form Somerset West and Taunton district
Ancestry of “West Somerset”, step by step
West Somerset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English West
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | West | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 2 | Middle English | west | west; A location to the south; the south; The... |
| 3 | Old English | west | west |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
via English Somerset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Somerset | bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel |
| 2 | Old English | Sumorsǣte | — |
| 3 | Old English | Sumortūnsǣte | — |