Where does “föðurland” come from?

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

föðurland (Icelandic): fatherland; long underpants, especially ones made...

Definitions

  1. fatherland; long underpants, especially ones made...

Ancestry of “föðurland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “föðurland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →