Where does “Zuid-Beijerland” come from?

Zuid-Beijerland (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 “Zuid-Beijerland”, step by step

Zuid-Beijerland traces back through 3 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 zuid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
2Old Dutchsūth—
3Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
4Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Dutch Beieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBeierento sound (a large bell)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →