Where does “Troyland” come from?

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

Troyland (English): Troy; an ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey

Definitions

  1. Troy; an ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey

Ancestry of “Troyland”, step by step

Troyland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

via English troy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtroyOf, or relating to, troy weight
2LatinTrōia—
3Ancient GreekΤροίαTroy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlandą →Every word from Old English hland →