Where does “Westdene” come from?

Westdene (Old English) comes from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Westdene (Old English): 'West-Danes', the Danes

Definitions

  1. 'West-Danes', the Danes

Ancestry of “Westdene”, step by step

Westdene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English west

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwestwest
2Proto-West Germanic*westrwestern, westernly
3Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
4Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Old English dene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdenevalley
2Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
3Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →