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Where does “utlendisc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “utlendisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicūtlandiskaz—
2Proto-Germanicūtlandąoutland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “utlendisc”

  • outlandish
  • outlandishly
  • outlandishness
  • outlandisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →