Where does “Jótland” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Jótland”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Jótland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-Germanic Eutalandą →
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