Where does “landevejsridder” come from?
landevejsridder (Danish) comes from Danish ridder, from Middle Low German ridder, from Middle Dutch riddere, from Middle Dutch rîdere, from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.
landevejsridder (Danish): vagrant, vagabond, hobo, tramp
Definitions
- vagrant, vagabond, hobo, tramp
Ancestry of “landevejsridder”, step by step
landevejsridder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ridder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ridder | knight |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ridder | a knight, an armored professional soldier usually... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | riddere | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rîdere | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rīdere | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |