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Where does “västgöte” come from?

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

västgöte (Swedish): an inhabitant of the province Västergötland in...

Definitions

  1. an inhabitant of the province Västergötland in...

Ancestry of “västgöte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvästwest
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3Latinlīnea—
4Latinlīnum—
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →