Where does “Jótland” come from?

Jótland (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Jótland, from Proto-Germanic Eutalandą, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Jótland (Icelandic): Jutland

Definitions

  1. Jutland

Ancestry of “Jótland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseJótland—
2Proto-GermanicEutalandą—
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-Germanic Eutalandą →
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