Where does “Westniederfränkisch” come from?

Westniederfränkisch (German) comes from German West, from Middle High German west, from Old High German west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Westniederfränkisch (German): West Low Franconian

Definitions

  1. West Low Franconian

Ancestry of “Westniederfränkisch”, step by step

Westniederfränkisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German West

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWestthe west; a wind coming from the west
2Middle High Germanwestwest
3Old High Germanwestwestward
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via German Niederfränkisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNiederfränkischLow Franconian, Low Frankish
2Germanniederlow; mean; menial
3Middle High Germannider—
4Old High Germannidardown
5Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →