Where does “Landesteg” come from?

Landesteg (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.

Landesteg (German): berth

Definitions

  1. berth

Ancestry of “Landesteg”, step by step

Landesteg 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 steg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanstegA path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet or muddy ground; a jetty; a gangplank; duckboards
2Old High Germansteg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic landąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic land
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