Where does “Nederland” come from?

Nederland (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.

Nederland (Dutch): the Netherlands; Netherlands

Definitions

  1. the Netherlands; Netherlands

Ancestry of “Nederland”, step by step

Nederland 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 neder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnederdown; low-
2Middle Dutchnederdown, downwards; down low; below, beneath
3Old Dutchnitherdown
4Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “Nederland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →