Where does “和製英語” come from?
和製英語 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 英語, from Chinese 英語, from Chinese 英格蘭, from English England, from Middle English Engelond, from Old English Engla land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land — land, heath; loins.
和製英語 (Japanese): Japanese pseudo-anglicisms: Japanese coinages...
Definitions
- Japanese pseudo-anglicisms: Japanese coinages...
Ancestry of “和製英語”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 英語 | the English language |
| 2 | Chinese | 英語 | English language |
| 3 | Chinese | 英格蘭 | — |
| 4 | English | England | — |
| 5 | Middle English | Engelond | — |
| 6 | Old English | Engla land | land of the Angles |
| 7 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |