English
West Betuwe
West Betuwe comes from Dutch west ‘west, western’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wek⁽ʷ⁾speros ‘evening, dusk’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wek⁽ʷ⁾speros‘evening, dusk’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*westraz‘west, western’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*westrą‘west’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*westr‘western, westernly’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150west
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form‘west, western’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWest Betuwe
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wek⁽ʷ⁾speros‘evening, dusk’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*westraz‘west, western’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*westrą‘west’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*westr‘western, westernly’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150west
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form‘west, western’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWest Betuwe
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps ‘night’
through Proto-Indo-European *wek⁽ʷ⁾speros ‘evening, dusk’
through Proto-Germanic *westraz ‘west, western’
through Proto-West Germanic *westr ‘western, westernly’
Today it means
name A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wek⁽ʷ⁾speros / West Betuwe