Where does “landemerke” come from?

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

landemerke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a landmark

Definitions

  1. a landmark

Ancestry of “landemerke”, step by step

landemerke 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 merke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmerkea mark; a brand or make; to mark
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →