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Where does “nīderlandiete” come from?

nīderlandiete (Latvian) comes from Latvian Nīderlande, 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.

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

Definitions

  1. a Dutchwoman, a woman from the Netherlands

Ancestry of “nīderlandiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianNīderlandethe Netherlands
2GermanNiederlandethe Netherlands
3GermanLandedative singular of Land; plural of Land; lands,...
4GermanLandcountry; state, province; land
5Middle High Germanlantland; country
6Old High Germanlantland; country
7Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
8Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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