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Where does “Brabante” come from?

Brabante (Spanish) comes from English Brabant, from Dutch Brabant, from Middle Dutch brabant, from Old Dutch brākbant, from Proto-Germanic banti, from Dutch band, from English band, from German band.

Ancestry of “Brabante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBrabant—
2DutchBrabant—
3Middle DutchbrabantBrabant
4Old Dutchbrākbant—
5Proto-Germanicbantidistrict, region
6Dutchbandconnection, liaison, bond; band; tire/tyre
7EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
8Germanbandpast of binden
9Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
10Frenchlàthere; here, present
11Italianlàthere
12Spanishlathe; accusative of ella, ello , and usted ; her,...
13Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
14Old Portugueseala—
15Latinillacthat way, that side, there, along that path, in...
16Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
17Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
18Old Latinollethat; he, that; Archaic form of ille
19Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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