Where does “beanland” come from?

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

beanland (Old English): land used for growing beans

Definitions

  1. land used for growing beans

Ancestry of “beanland”, step by step

beanland 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 bēan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēanbean, pea, legume
2Proto-West Germanicbaunubean
3Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →