Where does “västerlandet” come from?

västerlandet (Swedish) comes from Swedish väster, from Old Swedish væster, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Ancestry of “västerlandet”, step by step

västerlandet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvästerwest; one of the four major compass points; west;...
2Old Swedishvæster
3Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-

via Swedish landet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlandet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we-