Where does “meadowland” come from?

meadowland (English) comes from English meadow, from Middle English medowe, from Old English mǣdwe, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

meadowland (English): A tract of land cultivated as a meadow

Definitions

A tract of land cultivated as a meadow

Ancestry of “meadowland”, step by step

meadowland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meadow

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	meadow	A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or...
2	Middle English	medowe	—
3	Old English	mǣdwe	—
4	Proto-Germanic	mēdwō	meadow
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂meh₁-	to mow, reap

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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Old English mǣdwe →