Where does “altniederländisch” come from?
altniederländisch (German) comes from German Niederländisch, from German Niederlande, 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 — land, heath; loins.
altniederländisch (German): Old Dutch
Ancestry of “altniederländisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Niederländisch | Dutch, the Dutch language |
| 2 | German | Niederlande | the Netherlands |
| 3 | German | Lande | dative singular of Land; plural of Land; lands,... |
| 4 | German | Land | country; state, province; land |
| 5 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |