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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | Grækenland | Greece |
| 2 | Danish | land | country; country, countryside; land |
| 3 | Old Danish | land | land |
| 4 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |