Where does “lande” come from?
lande (Old English) comes from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “lande”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “lande”