Where does “dryland” come from?
Dryland derives from English dry and land, where land comes from Middle English lond, Old English land, and Proto-Indo-European klān-.
dryland (English): land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a...
Definitions
- land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a...
Ancestry of “dryland”, step by step
dryland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dry | Free from or lacking moisture; Unable to produce... |
| 2 | Middle English | drye | Dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water; Not... |
| 3 | Old English | drȳġe | dry; dry; parched, withered |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *drūgi | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drūgiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |