Where does “landskode” come from?

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

landskode (Norwegian Nynorsk): a country code

Definitions

  1. a country code

Ancestry of “landskode”, step by step

landskode 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 kode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkodea code; to code; raw milk
2Latincōdextree trunk; book, notebook
3LatincaudexA tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →