Where does “land” come from?

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

land (Icelandic): land, earth, ground; country; countryside,...

Definitions

  1. land, earth, ground; country; countryside,...

Ancestry of “land”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselandland
2Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “land

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