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

västgöte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvästwest
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Swedish göte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishgöteAlternative form of göt; past subjunctive of...
2Old NorseGautithe pourer of libations? (Odin)
3Proto-Germanicgautaza kenning for Odin; a Geat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →