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Where does “lande” come from?

lande (Old French) comes from Proto-Celtic landā, from Proto-Indo-European ln̥dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European léndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lande (Old French): woodland

Definitions

  1. woodland

Ancestry of “lande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlandāland, space
2Proto-Indo-Europeanln̥dʰ-éh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lande”

  • lande
  • launde
  • lande
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