Where does “Gautland” come from?

Gautland (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Gautland”, step by step

Gautland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselandland
2Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Old Norse gautar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegautar—
2Proto-Germanicgautaza kenning for Odin; a Geat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →
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