Where does “laund” come from?

laund (Scots) comes from Middle English lond, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

laund (Scots): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “laund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlondAn independent nation, country or realm; A tribe,...
2Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a 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 →