Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lendʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

*lendʰ-

2. land, heath

• *londʰ-om
  • Proto-Germanic: *landą (see there for further descendants)
• *ln̥dʰ-om
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *linda
    • Old Prussian: lindan (“valley”)
    • Proto-Slavic: *lędo (“untilled land”) (see there for further descendants)
      • ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *lędina (see there for further descendants)
        • ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *lęděninъ (see there for further descendants)
• *ln̥dʰ-eh₂
  • Proto-Celtic: *landā (see there for further descendants)
• >? Central Kurdish: -ڵان (-llan)

*lendʰ-

2. loins

• *londʰ-ih₂ ~ *londʰ-yeh₂-
  • Proto-Germanic: *landį̄ (see there for further descendants)
• *lóndʰ-rom
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *rándʰram (“split, hole”)
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *rándʰram
      • Sanskrit: रन्ध्र (rándhra)
• *londʰ-wos
  • Proto-Italic: *lonðwos
    • Latin: lumbus (possibly from Osco-Umbrian)
• *ln̥dʰ-w-yom
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Proto-Slavic: *lędvьje (see there for further descendants)

*lendʰ-

2. to cook

The existence of this root is very much in doubt.

• *londʰ-éye-ti
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *randʰáyati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *randʰáyati
      • Sanskrit: रन्धयति (randhayati) (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations

• Old Armenian: աղանձեմ (ałanjem)
  • Armenian: աղանձել (aġanjel), ⇒ աղանձ (aġanj)
• Ancient Greek: λάσανα (lásana) (etymology unclear according to Beekes and Chantraine)
• Old Prussian: landan (“food”)
• Irish: lann (“frying pan”)
• Old Cornish: lann (“frying pan”)