Where does “Нидерланд” come from?
Нидерланд (Kazakh) comes from Russian Нидерла́нды, from German Niederlande, from German Lande, from German Land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “Нидерланд”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Нидерла́нды | — |
| 2 | German | Niederlande | the Netherlands |
| 3 | German | Lande | dative singular of Land; plural of Land; lands,... |
| 4 | German | Land | country; state, province; land |
| 5 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |