Where does “Gelderland” come from?
Gelderland (Dutch) comes from Dutch land, from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “Gelderland”, step by step
Gelderland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lant | land; country, region; ground, earth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lant | land; land, terrain; territory |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via English gelder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gelder | One who gelds or castrates |