Where does “landhlāford” come from?
landhlāford (Old English) comes from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
landhlāford (Old English): landlord, lord of a manor
Definitions
- landlord, lord of a manor
Ancestry of “landhlāford”, step by step
landhlāford traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hlāford
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 2 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 3 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 4 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 5 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 8 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |