Where does “Westpreußen” come from?

Westpreußen (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-.

Westpreußen (German): West Prussia Province of the Kingdom of Prussia (until 1918) and the Free State of Prussia

Definitions

  1. West Prussia Province of the Kingdom of Prussia (until 1918) and the Free State of Prussia

Ancestry of “Westpreußen”, step by step

Westpreußen 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 Preußen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPreußen—
2Middle High GermanPrūzin—

Words derived from “Westpreußen”

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