Where does “vestmark” come from?

vestmark (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Westmark, 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-.

vestmark (Norwegian Nynorsk): Deutsche Mark

Definitions

  1. Deutsche Mark

Ancestry of “vestmark”, step by step

vestmark traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Westmark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWestmarkDeutschmark currency of West Germany
2GermanWestthe west; a wind coming from the west
3Middle High Germanwestwest
4Old High Germanwestwestward
5Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
6Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

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 mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmarka worm; land, ground, field; old Norwegian coin
2Old Norsemark—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →