Where does “Tafæistaland” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Tafæistaland”, step by step

Tafæistaland 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 Tafæistr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseTafæistrTavast

Words derived from “Tafæistaland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →