Where does “Haverland” come from?

Haverland (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 “Haverland”, step by step

Haverland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlandland; country; land
2Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
3Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Dutch haver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhaverany wild species or cultivar of the genus...
2Middle Dutchhavere—
3Old Dutchhavara—
4Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
5Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
6Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →