Where does “land” come from?

land (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

land (Norwegian Bokmål): country; land; imperative of lande

Definitions

  1. country; land; imperative of lande

Ancestry of “land”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselandland
2Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
3Proto-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 Old Norse land →