Where does “väst” come from?

väst (Swedish) comes from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

väst (Swedish): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “väst”, step by step

väst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vestis

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

via Old Norse vestr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
2Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
3Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “väst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →