Etymology

holland

Hol·land
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Today it means: A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland. Full definition →

Old Dutch holt lant
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holland · noun1

  1. Old Dutch · derived fromholt lant“wood land”
  2. English todayholland

After Holland, where it originally came from. From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).

Holland · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*hultą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*holt
  3. Old Dutchholt
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  5. Proto-Germanic*landą
  6. Frankish*land
  7. Old Dutchlant
  8. Old Dutchholt lant
  9. English todayHolland

From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire). Doublet of balanda (“white, European” among Australian Aboriginals).

Holland · proper noun3

  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived fromhaiw-“marsh, swamp”
  2. Old English · derived fromhoh land“spur land”
  3. English todayHolland

Most commonly derived from Old English hoh land (“spur land”). However, on the basis of the topographical inappropriateness of this name and early forms, Coates and Breeze (2000) argued that the first element is a Proto-Brythonic haiw- (“marsh, swamp”).

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