Where does “Néerlandais” come from?

Néerlandais (French) comes from French Néerlande, from Dutch Nederland, from Dutch land, from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Néerlandais (French): Dutchman

Definitions

  1. Dutchman

Ancestry of “Néerlandais”, step by step

Néerlandais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Néerlande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchNéerlandeNetherlands
2DutchNederlandthe Netherlands; Netherlands
3Dutchlandland; country; land
4Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
5Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
6Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
7Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Dutch Neerland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchNeerland—

Words derived from “Néerlandais”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →