Where does “landrot” come from?

landrot (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.

landrot (Dutch): landlubber

Definitions

  1. landlubber

Ancestry of “landrot”, step by step

landrot 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 rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrotrotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid; rotten,...
2Middle Dutchrotte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic landąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic land
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