Where does “England” come from?
England derives from Middle English Engelond, from Old English Engla land meaning "land of the Angles," combining Old English land from Proto-Germanic landą and ultimately Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.
Ancestry of “England”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Engelond | — |
| 2 | Old English | Engla land | land of the Angles |
| 3 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “England”