Where does “Nederlands” come from?
Nederlands (Dutch) comes from Dutch Nederland, from Dutch land, from Dutch landnaam, from Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch nāme, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô — to name.
Nederlands (Dutch): of or relating to the Netherlands; Dutch,...
Definitions
- of or relating to the Netherlands; Dutch,...
Ancestry of “Nederlands”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Nederland | the Netherlands; Netherlands |
| 2 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 3 | Dutch | landnaam | Uncommon form of landsnaam |
| 4 | Dutch | naam | name |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | nāme | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | namo | name |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “Nederlands”