Where does “Ödland” come from?
Ödland (German) comes from German land, 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.
Ödland (German): badlands, wasteland
Definitions
- badlands, wasteland
Ancestry of “Ödland”, step by step
Ödland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | land | country territory of a 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 German öde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | öde | empty, bare, bleak, desolate, deserted; tedious,... |
| 2 | Old High German | ōdi | empty, deserted; empty, abandoned, easy,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | auþī | easy; empty, barren |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | auþuz | easy; light |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwtus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |