Where does “land” come from?

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

land (Proto-West Germanic): land, area of ground

Definitions

  1. land, area of ground

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 →