Etymograph

English

West Frisia

From west + Frisia.

A compound of west + Frisia

Proto-Indo-European *wek⁽ʷ⁾speros ‘evening’

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Proto-Germanic *westrą

Proto-West Germanic *westr ‘western’

Old English west

Middle English west

English west

Latin Frisii ‘Frisians’

Latin Frisia

English Frisia

Today it means

name The traditionally Frisian areas that are located west of the Dollart (i.e. in the Netherlands), covering the province of Frisia, the Ommelanden and West Friesland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / West Frisia