Where does “bogeyland” come from?

bogeyland (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.

bogeyland (English): Part of the terrain of a golf course, or a...

Definitions

  1. Part of the terrain of a golf course, or a...

Ancestry of “bogeyland”, step by step

bogeyland 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 bogey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbogeyThe Devil; A ghost, goblin, or other hostile...
2Middle Englishbuggebogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow
3Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlandąEvery word from Old English hland
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