Where does “wastelander” come from?
wastelander (English) comes from English wasteland, from English land, from Middle English lond, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
wastelander (English): One who inhabits a wasteland
Definitions
- One who inhabits a wasteland
Ancestry of “wastelander”, step by step
wastelander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wasteland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wasteland | A region with no remaining resources; a desert;... |
| 2 | English | land | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans... |
| 3 | Middle English | lond | An independent nation, country or realm; A tribe,... |
| 4 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |