Etymology

Nederland

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Today it means: A city in Jefferson County, Texas. Full definition →

Dutch Nederland ← Middle Dutch lant ← Old Dutch lant
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The story

  1. Old Dutchnither
  2. Middle Dutchnēder
  3. Dutchneder
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  5. Proto-Germanic*landą
  6. Frankish*land
  7. Old Dutchlant
  8. Middle Dutchlant
  9. Dutchland
  10. DutchNederland
  11. English todayNederland

Borrowed from Dutch Nederland.

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