Where does “Dienvidholande” come from?
Dienvidholande (Latvian) comes from Latvian Holande, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “Dienvidholande”, step by step
Dienvidholande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian Holande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Holande | Holland |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lant | land; land, terrain; territory |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Latvian dienvidi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | dienvidi | south; nominative plural form of dienvidus;... |