Where does “nīderlandisks” come from?
nīderlandisks (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.
nīderlandisks (Latvian): Dutch
Ancestry of “nīderlandisks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | Nīderlande | the Netherlands |
| 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 |