Where does “Land” come from?

Land (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Land (Luxembourgish): land; country

Definitions

  1. land; country

Ancestry of “Land”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlantland; country
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Land”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →