Where does “Greenlandification” come from?

Greenlandification (English) comes from English Greenland, from Old Norse Grǿnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Greenlandification (English): The act of making something have more Greenlandic...

Definitions

  1. The act of making something have more Greenlandic...

Ancestry of “Greenlandification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGreenlandSpitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland
2Old NorseGrǿnland—
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →