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Where does “landesorg” come from?

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

landesorg (Norwegian Nynorsk): national mourning

Definitions

  1. national mourning

Ancestry of “landesorg”, step by step

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