Where does “Neufundland und Labrador” come from?

Neufundland und Labrador (German) comes from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “Neufundland und Labrador”, step by step

Neufundland und Labrador traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German und

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
2Middle High Germanunde—
3Old High Germanuntiand
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Neufundland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeufundlandNewfoundland
2EnglishNewfoundlandA very large breed of working dog from...

via German Labrador

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLabrador—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →