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Landscape

2 stages from Dutch to English.

Today it means an expanse of natural scenery, or a painting depicting it
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Stage 1 of 2
landschap
Dutch · medieval
"a region, land area"
combining "land" with "-schap" (a state or condition)
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landscape
English · 1500s-1600s
"a view of natural scenery, or its depiction in art"
adopted through Dutch painters known for depicting scenery
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