Where does “naamwoord” come from?
naamwoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch naam, from Dutch landnaam, 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.
naamwoord (Dutch): noun
Ancestry of “naamwoord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | naam | name |
| 2 | Dutch | landnaam | Uncommon form of landsnaam |
| 3 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lant | land; country, region; ground, earth |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lant | land; land, terrain; territory |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “naamwoord”