Where does “Czechland” come from?

Czechland (English) comes from English Czech, from Polish Czech, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Czechland (English): Czech Republic

Definitions

  1. Czech Republic

Ancestry of “Czechland”, step by step

Czechland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Czech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCzechOf, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic,...
2PolishCzechCzech man; Bohemian man
3Czechčech—
4Old CzechČechCzech person
5Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →