Etymology

lander

land·er
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Today it means: One who lands, or who lands something. Full definition →

English land ← Middle English lond ← Old English land
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lander · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*landą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*land
  4. Old Englishland
  5. Middle Englishlond
  6. Englishland
  7. English todaylander

From land (verb) + -er.

lander · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromlandwaru“the people of a country”
  2. English todaylander

From land (noun) + -er. Compare Old English landwaru (“the people of a country”).

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