English
ländler
Ländler comes from German Ländler ‘the ländler, a folk dance which was popular in…’, from Land ‘land, country’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*land‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050lant‘land’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘land’
- Germanc. 1650–presentLand‘land, country’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentLändler‘the ländler, a folk dance which was popular in Austria, Bavaria, German Switzerland’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011ländler
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*land‘land, area of ground’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050lant‘land’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘land’
- Germanc. 1650–presentLand‘land, country’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentLändler‘the ländler, a folk dance which was popular in Austria, Bavaria, German Switzerland’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011ländler
Earliest quotation: 2011, WG Sebald, Austerlitz: “Sometimes I seemed to hear a long-forgotten Welsh hymn…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land, heath’
island, lawn, lend, lasagna, lumbar, outlandish, loma, loin, 7 more
through Proto-Germanic *landą ‘land, area of ground’
through Proto-West Germanic *land ‘land, area of ground’
Today it means
noun An Austrian folk dance in the form of a slow waltz.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- / ländler