Where does “downland” come from?

downland (English) comes from Old English dunland, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

downland (English): An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone

Definitions

  1. An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone

Ancestry of “downland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdunlanddownland, hilly or mountainous land
2Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
3Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →
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