Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "land" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesland(Anglo-Saxon) land(Frankish) lant(Old Dutch) lant(Old High German) land(Old Norse) land(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantsLance(English) Lanzo(Germanic) Lando(Italian) Surname DescendantsLandi, Lando(Italian) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 326. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 235.