Where does “Lancelot” come from?

Lancelot (English) comes from Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from English Lanzo, from Italian lanzichenecco, from German Landsknecht, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant — land, heath; loins.

Lancelot (English): One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere

Definitions

  1. One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere

Ancestry of “Lancelot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishLauncelotLancelot knight
2Old FrenchLancelotLancelot
3EnglishLanzo—
4ItalianlanzicheneccoLandsknecht, lansquenet; lansquenet
5GermanLandsknechtlansquenet
6Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
7Middle High Germanlantland; country
8Old High Germanlantland; country
9Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
10Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Lancelot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →
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