Where does “Mijnsheerenland” come from?

Mijnsheerenland (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mijn, from Old Dutch mīn, from Proto-West Germanic mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

Ancestry of “Mijnsheerenland”, step by step

Mijnsheerenland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch mijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmijnmy
2Old Dutchmīnmy
3Proto-West Germanicmīnmy, mine
4Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences

via Middle Dutch lant

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

via Middle Dutch hêre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhêrelord
2Old Dutchhēro—
3Old High Germanhēriro—
4Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīnaz →