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Where does “schuilnaam” come from?

schuilnaam (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.

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Ancestry of “schuilnaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaamname
2DutchlandnaamUncommon form of landsnaam
3Dutchlandland; country; land
4Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
5Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
6Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
7Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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