Where does “England” come from?
England (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German Engellant, from Middle English Engelond, from Old English Engla land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “England”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | Engellant | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Engelond | — |
| 3 | Old English | Engla land | land of the Angles |
| 4 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |