Where does “landa” come from?

landa (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch landen, from Middle Dutch landen.

landa (Papiamentu): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “landa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlandenTo land from the air; To land, bring an aircraft...
2Middle Dutchlanden—
Every word from Middle Dutch landen →Every word from Dutch landen →