Where does “reĝlando” come from?
reĝlando (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lando, 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.
reĝlando (Esperanto): kingdom
Definitions
- kingdom
Ancestry of “reĝlando”, step by step
reĝlando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto lando
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lando | country, land, nation |
| 2 | Yiddish | לאַנד | country, land, nation |
| 3 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Old High German | lant | land; 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 Esperanto reĝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | reĝo | a king; king "or" queen |
| 2 | Latin | regis | genitive singular of rēx; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | rex | king, ruler; despot, tyrant; king |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |