English
Westminster
Westminster comes from Middle English Westmynster, and goes back to Old English Westmynster.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Westmynster
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Westminster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Westmynster
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Westminster
Earliest quotation: 2012, Ray Turner, Daylight Saving Bill runs out of time…: “Meanwhile, back in Eastleigh, away from the filibustering in…”
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
Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
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Ancient Greek μοναστήριον ‘monastery’
Latin monastērium ‘monastery’
Old English mynster ‘monastery, nunnery, mother church, cathedral’
Middle English mynster ‘monastery’
English minster
Every English word from Old English Westmynster
Today it means
name The abbey of Westminster.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Westmynster / Westminster