Where does “fostorland” come from?

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

fostorland (Old English): land assigned for the procuring of provisions

Definitions

  1. land assigned for the procuring of provisions

Ancestry of “fostorland”, step by step

fostorland 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 fōstor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōstorfostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding
2Proto-West Germanic*fōstr—
3Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →