Where does “Jútland” come from?

Jútland (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Jótland, from Proto-Germanic Eutalandą, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Jútland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseJótland—
2Proto-GermanicEutalandą—
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-Germanic Eutalandą →