English
Flevoland
Flevoland comes from Dutch Flevoland, from land ‘land, country, realm, territory’, and ultimately from Latin Flēvō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFlēvō
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*landreconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150lant‘land’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form‘land’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentland‘land, country, realm, territory’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentFlevoland
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEFlēvō
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*landreconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150lant‘land’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form‘land’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentland‘land, country, realm, territory’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentFlevoland
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *landą ‘land, area of ground’
Today it means
name A province of the Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Flēvō / Flevoland