Where does “landesorg” come from?

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

landesorg (Norwegian Bokmål): national mourning

Definitions

  1. national mourning

Ancestry of “landesorg”, step by step

landesorg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållandcountry; land; imperative of lande
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Norwegian Bokmål sorg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsorgsorrow, grief, sadness
2Old Norsesorgsorrow, grief
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →