Where does “landreki” come from?

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

landreki (Old Norse): protector of the land, king

Definitions

  1. protector of the land, king

Ancestry of “landreki”, step by step

landreki 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 *reki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse*rekiruler, chief
2Proto-Germanicrekôruler, chief; king; rake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →