Where does “länd” come from?

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

länd (Swedish): loin

Definitions

  1. loin

Ancestry of “länd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “länd”

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