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Where does “lant” come from?

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

lant (Middle High German): land; country

Definitions

  1. land; country

Ancestry of “lant”, 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 “lant”

  • hinterland
  • Landwehr
  • landgrave
  • lansquenet
  • Landsknecht
  • landgravate
  • lantzman
  • hinterlander
  • ländler
  • lanzichenecco
  • hinterland
  • ландграф
  • ландскнехт
  • lansquenet
  • russlandweit
  • Landgraf
  • Landwehr
  • Waldland
  • binnenländisch
  • Binnenland
  • Landsberg
  • Landgericht
  • Landmine
  • Entwicklungsland
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