Where does “beiteland” come from?

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

beiteland (Norwegian Nynorsk): pastureland

Definitions

  1. pastureland

Ancestry of “beiteland”, step by step

beiteland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklandcountry; land; urine from livestock
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Norwegian Nynorsk beite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbeitepasture; land area, cultivated or not, where...
2Old Norsebeiti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →