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Where does “lant” come from?

lant (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lant (Old Dutch): land; land, terrain; territory

Definitions

  1. land; land, terrain; territory

Ancestry of “lant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
2Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lant”

  • landdrost
  • landlouper
  • Gelderland
  • Ziemeļholande
  • Dienvidholande
  • Holande
  • holandisks
  • holandietis
  • Gelderlande
  • holandiete
  • Nederlando
  • ネーデルラント
  • dwingelandij
  • Schotland
  • bouwland
  • moederland
  • landdrost
  • landengte
  • landloper
  • buitenlander
  • landdier
  • Nederlandstalig
  • IJsland
  • landarbeider
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →