Where does “land” come from?

land (German) comes 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.

land (German): country territory of a nation

Definitions

  1. country territory of a nation

Ancestry of “land”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlantland; country
2Old High Germanlantland; country
3Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “land”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →