Where does “Südengland” come from?

Südengland (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.

Südengland (German): Southern England

Definitions

  1. Southern England

Ancestry of “Südengland”, step by step

Südengland 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 Süd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdthe south; a wind coming from the south
2Middle High Germansut—
3Old High Germansut—
4Proto-Germanicsudąbrew, soup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →