Where does “länd” come from?

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

länd (Old Swedish): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “länd”, step by step

länd 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 Proto-Germanic landį̄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney

Words derived from “länd”

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