Where does “Fionlainn” come from?

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

Fionlainn (Irish): Finland

Definitions

  1. Finland

Ancestry of “Fionlainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFinnland—
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Fionlainn”

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