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Zwartewaterland

Zwartewaterland comes from Dutch Zwartewaterland, from Middle Dutch lant ‘land’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*land‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
  4. Old Dutchc. 500–1150lant‘land’
  5. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form‘land’
  6. Dutchc. 1500–presentland
  7. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentZwartewaterland
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*land‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
  4. Old Dutchc. 500–1150lant‘land’
  5. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form‘land’
  6. Dutchc. 1500–presentland
  7. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentZwartewaterland
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land, heath’

island, lawn, lend, lasagna, lumbar, loma, loin, outlandish, 9 more

through Proto-West Germanic *land ‘land, area of ground’

landless, lande, 3 more

Today it means

name A municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- / Zwartewaterland

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