myEtymology.com: English etymology of highlander

Etymology of the English word highlander

the English word highlander

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word highland

derived from the English word high

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kaukhaz

derived from the English word land

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *landan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lendh-