Where does “Waterland” come from?
Waterland (Dutch) comes from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.
Waterland (Dutch): a region in North Holland, encompassing the municipalities Waterland, Landsmeer and parts of Purmerend, Edam-Volendam and Amsterdam-Noord, to the east of Zaandam and mostly to the north of Amsterdam, bordering the IJsselmeer
Definitions
- a region in North Holland, encompassing the municipalities Waterland, Landsmeer and parts of Purmerend, Edam-Volendam and Amsterdam-Noord, to the east of Zaandam and mostly to the north of Amsterdam, bordering the IJsselmeer
Ancestry of “Waterland”, step by step
Waterland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | water | water; body of water; bodily fluid |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāter | water |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | loo | sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |