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Where does “hordalending” come from?

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

hordalending (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person from Hordaland, a county in western...

Definitions

  1. a person from Hordaland, a county in western...

Ancestry of “hordalending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskHordaland—
2Old NorseHǫrðaland—
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →