Where does “Land” come from?

Land (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Land (Pennsylvania German): land; country; soil, garden bed

Definitions

  1. land; country; soil, garden bed

Ancestry of “Land”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlantland; country
2Old High Germanlantland; country
3Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →