Westmestre

Middle English

Alternative forms

Wesminster, Westemester, Westeminster, Westemynster, Westemynstre, Westemyster, Westmenster, Westmenstre, Westmester, Westminstre, Westmunster, Westmunstre, Westmustre, West-mynster, Westmynster, Westmynstere, Westmynstre, Westmynstur, Westmyster

Etymology

From Old English Wæst minstre, West mynstre; equivalent to west +‎ menstre.

Proper noun

Westmestre

Westminster
- 1477, William Caxton, “Et sic est finis”, in The Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres, Westminster, London: William Caxton, folio 74, recto:
  Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij.
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Descendants

English: Westminster
→ Latin: Westmonastērium (partial calque)
→ Old French: Westmostier (partial calque)

References

“West-minster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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