Where does “Sudetenland” come from?

Sudetenland (English) comes from German Sudetenland, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Sudetenland (English): The northern, southern and western border areas of former Czechoslovakia, which (until 1945) were inhabited mainly by German-speakers

Definitions

  1. The northern, southern and western border areas of former Czechoslovakia, which (until 1945) were inhabited mainly by German-speakers

Ancestry of “Sudetenland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSudetenlandSudetenland
2Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
3Middle High Germanlantland; country
4Old High Germanlantland; country
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Sudetenland”

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