Where does “keerkringsland” come from?
keerkringsland (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.
keerkringsland (Dutch): a country or region in the tropics
Definitions
- a country or region in the tropics
Ancestry of “keerkringsland”, step by step
keerkringsland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lant | land; country, region; ground, earth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lant | land; land, terrain; territory |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Dutch keerkring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | keerkring | tropic |
| 2 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |