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Where does “Westphalian” come from?

Westphalian derives from English Westphalia combined with Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, and Latin -anus, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os, a suffix denoting belonging or relation.

Westphalian (English): Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its...

Ancestry of “Westphalian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWestphalia—
2Middle Low GermanWestvâlen—
Every word from Middle Low German Westvâlen →