Where does “Nordengland” come from?

Nordengland (German) comes from German England, from Old English Engla land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Nordengland (German): Northern England

Definitions

  1. Northern England

Ancestry of “Nordengland”, step by step

Nordengland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German England

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEngland—
2Old EnglishEngla landland of the Angles
3Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannordthe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
2Middle High Germannort—
3Old High Germannordnorth
4Proto-West Germanic*norþrnorthern, northernly
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →