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Where does “lantis” come from?

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

lantis (Swedish): person from or living in the countryside,...

Definitions

  1. person from or living in the countryside,...

Ancestry of “lantis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlant-rural, which concerns the country
2Swedishländloin
3Old Swedishländ—
4Old Norselandland
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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