Where does “landowning” come from?

Landowning derives from English land, from Middle English lond, from Old English land, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-, meaning to stretch or extend.

landowning (English): In possession of real estate; Of or pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. In possession of real estate; Of or pertaining to...

Ancestry of “landowning”, step by step

landowning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

via English owning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishowningpresent participle of own

Words derived from “landowning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlandą →Every word from Old English hland →