Where does “i-land” come from?

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

i-land (Swedish): an industrialized country, a first-world country

Definitions

  1. an industrialized country, a first-world country

Ancestry of “i-land”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishindustrilandan industrialized country, a first-world country
2Swedishländloin
3Old Swedishländland
4Old Norselandland
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “i-land”

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