Where does “landsmoder” come from?

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

landsmoder (Norwegian Bokmål): A stateswoman; a woman who has been a prime minister or head of state of a country for a long period of time

Definitions

  1. A stateswoman; a woman who has been a prime minister or head of state of a country for a long period of time

Ancestry of “landsmoder”, step by step

landsmoder 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 moder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
2Old Norsemóðirmother
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →