Where does “Förderland” come from?

Förderland (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.

Förderland (German): -producing country

Definitions

  1. -producing country

Ancestry of “Förderland”, step by step

Förderland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German fördern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfördernto further, to foster; to support; to advance
2Middle High Germanvodern—
3Old High Germanfordarōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →