Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “Swazilander” come from?

Swazilander (English) comes from English Swaziland, from English -land, from English Land, from Middle English land, from Old English hland, from Proto-Germanic hlandą, from Proto-Indo-European klān- — liquid, wet ground.

Swazilander (English): A native or inhabitant of Swaziland

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Swaziland

Ancestry of “Swazilander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSwaziland—
2English-landUsed to form the name of a territory, country, or...
3EnglishLand—
4Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
5Old Englishhlandurine
6Proto-Germanichlandąurine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān- →