Where does “landlocked” come from?
Landlocked derives from English land, from Middle English lond, from Old English land, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, meaning to extend or stretch.
landlocked (English): Surrounded by land; Living in freshwater, such as...
Definitions
- Surrounded by land; Living in freshwater, such as...
Ancestry of “landlocked”, step by step
landlocked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Land | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water |
| 2 | Middle English | land | Alternative form of lond; urine |
| 3 | Old English | hland | urine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlandą | urine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klān- | liquid, wet ground |
via English locked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locked | simple past tense and past participle of lock;... |