Where does “Westmoringas” come from?

Westmoringas (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-.

Westmoringas (Old English): the people of Westmorland

Definitions

  1. the people of Westmorland

Ancestry of “Westmoringas”, step by step

Westmoringas traces back through 3 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 land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Old English mōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōrmoor, marsh
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →