Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesland(Anglo-Saxon) land(Frankish) lant(Old Dutch) lant(Old High German) land(Old Norse) land(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsRoland(Albanian) Roeland, Roland(Dutch) Lance, Roland, Rolland, Rowland(English) Roland, Rolande, Rolland(French) Roland(Georgian) Roland(German) Hrodland, Lanzo(Germanic) Loránd, Lóránt, Roland(Hungarian) Lando, Orlando, Rolando, Orlanda(Italian) Rolandas(Lithuanian) Roland(Medieval French) Hrōþilandaz(Old Germanic) Roland(Polish) Orlando, Rolando, Roldão(Portuguese) Rolan(Russian) Roland(Slovak) Orlando, Rolando, Roldán(Spanish) Roland(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 326.
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 235.