Where does “lando” come from?
lando (Esperanto) comes from Yiddish לאַנד, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
lando (Esperanto): country, land, nation
Definitions
- country, land, nation
Ancestry of “lando”, step by step
lando traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish לאַנד
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לאַנד | country, land, nation |
| 2 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 3 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
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 German land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | land | country territory of a nation |