Where does “Finland” come from?

Finland (Swedish) comes from Old Norse Finnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Finland (Swedish): Finland

Definitions

  1. Finland

Ancestry of “Finland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFinnland—
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Finland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →