Where does “landsby” come from?

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

landsby (Norwegian Nynorsk): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “landsby”, step by step

landsby 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 by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →