English
lant
Lant comes from English land ‘urine’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *klān- ‘liquid, wet ground’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*klān-‘liquid, wet ground’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlandą‘urine’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hland‘urine’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hland‘urine’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*land‘urine’reconstructed
- English1500–presentland‘urine’
- Englishtodaylant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*klān-‘liquid, wet ground’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlandą‘urine’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hland‘urine’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hland‘urine’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*land‘urine’reconstructed
- English1500–presentland‘urine’
- Englishtodaylant
Linked words
through Middle English *land ‘urine’
Today it means
noun Aged urine, historically used by the Anglo-Saxons and others as fertilizer for high nitrogen content.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *klān- / lant