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English word origin

Etymology of -land

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land From land.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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suffix

Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region. · Used to form the name of a sphere of activity or interaction.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land From land.

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