Where does “landmil” come from?

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

landmil (Norwegian Bokmål): a Norwegian land mile, an older unit of length equal to about 11.295 kilometres

Definitions

  1. a Norwegian land mile, an older unit of length equal to about 11.295 kilometres

Ancestry of “landmil”, step by step

landmil 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 mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmila distance of 10 kilometres; gammel norsk mil -...
2Old Norsemíla—
3Sanskritमिलतिto meet, encounter
4Sanskritमिश्रmixed, mingled, blended
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →