Where does “luin” come from?

luin (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lond, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

luin (North Frisian): land, landscape, terrain, countryside

Definitions

  1. land, landscape, terrain, countryside

Ancestry of “luin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlondland
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →