Where does “lancknecht” come from?

lancknecht (Czech) comes from German Landsknecht, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lancknecht (Czech): lansquenet German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century

Definitions

  1. lansquenet German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century

Ancestry of “lancknecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandsknechtlansquenet
2Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
3Middle High Germanlantland; country
4Old High Germanlantland; country
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →