Where does “Vesturland” come from?

Vesturland (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vestur, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Ancestry of “Vesturland”, step by step

Vesturland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vestur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvesturwest
2Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
3Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
4Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Icelandic land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →