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Where does “hedelonde” come from?

hedelonde (Middle English) comes from Old English hēafodland, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “hedelonde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēafodland—
2Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
3Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “hedelonde”

  • headland
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