Where does “foodland” come from?

foodland (English) comes from English food, from Middle English fode, from Old English fōda, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

foodland (English): Land on which food crops are grown

Definitions

  1. Land on which food crops are grown

Ancestry of “foodland”, step by step

foodland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English food

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoodAny solid substance that can be consumed by...
2Middle Englishfodefood, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment
3Old Englishfōdafood
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Old English fōda →