Where does “landboc” come from?

landboc (English) comes from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landboc (English): A charter or deed by which land is granted

Definitions

  1. A charter or deed by which land is granted

Ancestry of “landboc”, step by step

landboc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Old English bōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōcbeech; book
2Proto-Germanicbōk—
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →