Where does “Niederlande” come from?

Niederlande (German) comes from German Lande, 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.

Niederlande (German): the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. the Netherlands

Ancestry of “Niederlande”, step by step

Niederlande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandedative singular of Land; plural of Land; lands,...
2GermanLandcountry; state, province; land
3Middle High Germanlantland; country
4Old High Germanlantland; country
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German nieder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanniederlow; mean; menial
2Middle High Germannider—
3Old High Germannidardown
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “Niederlande”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →