Where does “landa” come from?
landa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lande, from Norwegian Bokmål land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
landa (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of land; inflection of lande:
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Definitions
- definite plural of land; inflection of lande:
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Ancestry of “landa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lande | to land, to arrive at a surface, either from air... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | land | country; land; imperative of lande |
| 3 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |