Where does “land-” come from?

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

land- (Proto-Germanic): to loiter, idle

Definitions

  1. to loiter, idle

Ancestry of “land-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “land-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →