Where does “mayne londe” come from?
mayne londe (Middle English) comes from Middle English lond, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
mayne londe (Middle English): A large swath of land or property; mainland; the...
Definitions
- A large swath of land or property; mainland; the...
Ancestry of “mayne londe”, step by step
mayne londe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English lond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lond | An independent nation, country or realm; A tribe,... |
| 2 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |