Where does “Flevoland” come from?

Flevoland (Portuguese) comes from Dutch Flevoland, from Dutch land, from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Flevoland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchFlevoland
2Dutchlandland; country; land
3Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
4Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-