Where does “lân” come from?
lân (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian land, from Proto-Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
lân (West Frisian): land; country
Ancestry of “lân”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | land | land |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *land | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |