Where does “vesteuropeisk” come from?
vesteuropeisk (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.
vesteuropeisk (Norwegian Bokmål): West European, Western European
Definitions
- West European, Western European
Ancestry of “vesteuropeisk”, step by step
vesteuropeisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Norwegian Bokmål europeisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | europeisk | European |