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Where does “utviklingsland” come from?

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

utviklingsland (Norwegian Nynorsk): a developing country

Definitions

  1. a developing country

Ancestry of “utviklingsland”, step by step

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