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Where does “lande” come from?

lande (English) comes from French Lande, from Middle French lande, from Old French lande, from Proto-Celtic landā, from Proto-Indo-European ln̥dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European léndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lande (English): Obsolete form of land; An uncultivated plain,...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of land; An uncultivated plain,...

Ancestry of “lande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLande—
2Middle Frenchlandewoodland
3Old Frenchlandewoodland
4Proto-Celticlandāland, space
5Proto-Indo-Europeanln̥dʰ-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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