laund

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lendʰ-“land, heath”
2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*landā
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*landą“land”
4. Old French · derived fromlaunde“wooded area”
5. Middle English · inherited fromlaunde
6. English todaylaund

From Middle English launde, from Old French launde (“wooded area”) (French lande), of Germanic or Gaulish origin, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”) or Proto-Celtic *landā, both from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Doublet of land.

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