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
- A headland; In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent...
Ancestry of “foreland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lond | An independent nation, country or realm; A tribe,... |
| 2 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |