Where does “Schwellenland” come from?

Schwellenland (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.

Schwellenland (German): newly-industrialized country; emerging economy

Definitions

  1. newly-industrialized country; emerging economy

Ancestry of “Schwellenland”, step by step

Schwellenland 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 Schwelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwellethreshold; railroad tie, railway sleeper
2Middle High Germanswelle—
3Old High Germanswelli—
4Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →