Where does “landmærke” come from?

landmærke (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.

landmærke (Danish): a landmark

Definitions

  1. a landmark

Ancestry of “landmærke”, step by step

landmærke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish land

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

via Danish mærke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmærkemark, sign, label, tag; mark, trace {(q|visible...
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →
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