Where does “landsvæði” come from?

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

landsvæði (Icelandic): tract of land; territory

Definitions

  1. tract of land; territory

Ancestry of “landsvæði”, step by step

landsvæði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic land

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

via Icelandic svæði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvæðiarea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic landąEvery word from Old Norse land