Where does “Westchester” come from?

Westchester (English) comes from English Chester, from English molester, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

Ancestry of “Westchester”, step by step

Westchester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChesterA child molester
2EnglishmolesterAgent noun of molest: one who molests;...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

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-

Words derived from “Westchester

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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