English

goatland

goat + land

A compound of goat + land

Proto-Germanic *gaits

Proto-West Germanic *gait

Old English gāt

Middle English goot

English goat

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

noun Terrain suitable for goats, being sloping, scrubby, etc.

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

Etymograph / goatland