Where does “Landes” come from?

Landes (Catalan) comes from French Landes, from Gaulish landā, from Proto-Celtic landā, from Proto-Indo-European ln̥dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European léndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Landes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLandes—
2Gaulishlandā—
3Proto-Celticlandāland, space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanln̥dʰ-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ln̥dʰ-éh₂ →
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