Where does “niemandsland” come from?

niemandsland (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.

niemandsland (Dutch): no man's land

Definitions

  1. no man's land

Ancestry of “niemandsland”, step by step

niemandsland 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 niemand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchniemandnobody, no one
2Middle Dutchniemanno one, nobody
3Old Dutchnieman—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →
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