Where does “Grækenlandi” come from?

Grækenlandi (Greenlandic) comes from Danish Grækenland, from Danish land, from Old Danish land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Grækenlandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishGrækenlandGreece
2Danishlandcountry; country, countryside; land
3Old Danishlandland
4Old Norselandland
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →