Where does “Benelux” come from?
Benelux (French) comes from Dutch Benelux, from Dutch Nederland, from Dutch land, from Dutch landnaam, from Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch nāme, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō — to name.
Ancestry of “Benelux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Benelux | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Nederland | the Netherlands; Netherlands |
| 3 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 4 | Dutch | landnaam | Uncommon form of landsnaam |
| 5 | Dutch | naam | name |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | nāme | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | namo | name |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “Benelux”