Where does “foreland” come from?

Foreland comes from Middle English fore- combined with Old English land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European klān- meaning enclosed space and per- meaning to spread or traverse.

foreland (English): A headland; In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent...

Definitions

  1. A headland; In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent...

Ancestry of “foreland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlondAn independent nation, country or realm; A tribe,...
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

Words derived from “foreland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →