Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “land” come from?

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

land (Old English): land; a country; region within a country:...

Definitions

  1. land; a country; region within a country:...

Ancestry of “land”, step by step

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

Words derived from “land”

  • land
  • England
  • Ireland
  • Scotland
  • landed
  • landing
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Maryland
  • Switzerland
  • Cleveland
  • Thailand
  • Portland
  • mainland
  • homeland
  • woodland
  • Queensland
  • Greenland
  • landlady
  • Northumberland
  • landowner
  • overland
  • wetland
  • landslide
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