Where does “land” come from?

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

land (Old Norse): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “land”, step by step

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

Words derived from “land”

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