Where does “landsarkiv” come from?

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

landsarkiv (Swedish): a regional state archive

Definitions

  1. a regional state archive

Ancestry of “landsarkiv”, step by step

landsarkiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish länd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishländloin
2Old Swedishländland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Swedish arkiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisharkivan archive

Words derived from “landsarkiv

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