Where does “ūtlendisċ” come from?
ūtlendisċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ūtlandiskaz, from Proto-Germanic ūtlandą, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
ūtlendisċ (Old English): outlandish; foreign; strange
Definitions
- outlandish; foreign; strange
Ancestry of “ūtlendisċ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ūtlandiskaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ūtlandą | outland |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |