Where does “vesteuropeisk” come from?

vesteuropeisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vest, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vesteuropeisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): West European, Western European

Definitions

  1. West European, Western European

Ancestry of “vesteuropeisk”, step by step

vesteuropeisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvestwest; a waistcoat
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Norwegian Nynorsk europeisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskeuropeiskEuropean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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