Where does “Westland” come from?

Westland is a compound of the English word west and land, which derives from Old English land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.

Westland (English): At one time Westland was a province, and later Westland County, and the whole of the West Coast region is also known as Westland

Definitions

  1. At one time Westland was a province, and later Westland County, and the whole of the West Coast region is also known as Westland

Ancestry of “Westland”, step by step

Westland traces back through 3 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 Dutch land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlandland; country; land
2Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
3Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “Westland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →