Where does “Vestlandet” come from?
Vestlandet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vest, from Danish vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “Vestlandet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vest | west; a waistcoat |
| 2 | Danish | vest | the west; toward the west, westwards; A vest |
| 3 | French | veste | jacket |
| 4 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 5 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |