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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeadowA field or pasture; a piece of land covered or...
2Middle Englishmedowe—
3Old Englishmǣdwe—
4Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

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