Where does “Westminsterian” come from?
Westminsterian (English) comes from English Westminster, from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros.
Westminsterian (English): Of or relating to Westminster or Westminster...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Westminster or Westminster...
Ancestry of “Westminsterian”, step by step
Westminsterian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Westminster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Westminster | The abbey of Westminster |
| 2 | Middle English | Westmynster | — |
| 3 | Old English | Westmynster | — |
| 4 | Old English | west | west |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *westr | western, westernly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | westrą | west; west, westward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | westraz | west, western |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |