Where does “Friesland” come from?

Friesland (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.

Friesland (German): Frisia

Definitions

  1. Frisia

Ancestry of “Friesland”, step by step

Friesland 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 Friese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrieseFrisian; Friesian horse, Frisian horse
2LatinFrisiiFrisians; the Frisians
3Proto-Germanicfrisazcurled; curly; crisp

Words derived from “Friesland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →