Where does “land” come from?
Land comes from Middle English lond, from Old English land, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, meaning to stretch or extend.
land (English): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans...
Definitions
- The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans...
Ancestry of “land”, step by step
land traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English lond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |