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Where does “landbrug” come from?

landbrug (Danish) comes from Danish land, from Old Danish land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landbrug (Danish): agriculture

Definitions

  1. agriculture

Ancestry of “landbrug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlandcountry; country, countryside; land
2Old Danishlandland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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