Where does “Poland” come from?
Poland comes from Middle English Polond, from Old English Polland, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, meaning to spread or unfold.
Ancestry of “Poland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Polen | inflection of Pole:
## genitive/dative/accusative... |
| 2 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “Poland”