Where does “läned” come from?

läned (Volapük) comes from Volapük län, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

läned (Volapük): field, terrain, plot

Definitions

  1. field, terrain, plot

Ancestry of “läned”, step by step

läned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük län

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükläncountry
2Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
3Middle High Germanlantland; country
4Old High Germanlantland; country
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Volapük ed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükedand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →
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