Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛚᚨᛞᚨ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-

Proto-Germanic *landą

Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada)

From Proto-Germanic *landą.

Noun

*ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada /landa/) n

land

Derived terms

ᛚᚨᛞᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ m (ladawarijaʀ /⁠landawarjaʀ⁠/, “Land-guardian”)

Descendants

Old Norse: land
- Icelandic: land
- Faroese: land
- Norn: land
- Norwegian Nynorsk: land
  - Russenorsk: лань (lanʹ)
- Old Swedish: land
  - Elfdalian: land
  - Swedish: land
- Old Danish: land
  - Danish: land
    - Norwegian Bokmål: land
  - Scanian: lann
- Old Gutnish: land
  - Gutnish: land, lande, landi
→ Proto-Samic: *lāntē (see there for further descendants)