Where does “atland” come from?

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

atland (Old English): land used to grow oats

Definitions

  1. land used to grow oats

Ancestry of “atland”, step by step

atland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Old English āte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāteoat
2Proto-Balticaitā—
3Proto-Germanicaitǭswelling; swelling; gland; nodule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eid-to swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →