Where does “landed” come from?
Landed derives from Middle English -ed, Old English land, and Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, meaning to stretch or extend, with cognate roots shared across Germanic languages.
landed (English): In possession of land; Consisting of land,...
Definitions
- In possession of land; Consisting of land,...
Ancestry of “landed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | londed | having an estate in land, landowning |