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Where does “holandiete” come from?

holandiete (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.

holandiete (Latvian): a Dutchwoman, a woman from the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. a Dutchwoman, a woman from the Netherlands

Ancestry of “holandiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianHolandeHolland
2Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
3Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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