Where does “Grinslân” come from?

Grinslân (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian lân, from Old Frisian land, from Proto-Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Grinslân”, step by step

Grinslân traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian lân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianlânland; country
2Old Frisianlandland
3Proto-Germanic*land—
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via West Frisian grins

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiangrinsborder, boundary
2Old Polishgranicaborder
3Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas

Words derived from “Grinslân”

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