Etymograph

English

La-La Land

La-La Land comes from English la ‘syllable used in singing’.

  1. English1500–presentla‘syllable used in singing’
  2. EnglishtodayLa-La Land

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentla‘syllable used in singing’
  2. EnglishtodayLa-La Land

A compound of la ‘syllable used in singing’ + land

Italian la

Middle English la ‘sixth note of Guido of Arezzo's scale’

English la

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land’

Proto-Germanic *landą

Proto-West Germanic *land ‘land’

Old English land

Middle English lond ‘an independent nation’

English land

Today it means

name The fictional place where wandering, sleeping, or dreaming minds are metaphorically said to end up.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English la / La-La Land