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

  1. vagrant, vagabond, hobo, tramp

Ancestry of “landevejsridder”, step by step

landevejsridder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ridder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishridderknight
2Middle Low Germanriddera knight, an armored professional soldier usually...
3Middle Dutchriddere
4Middle Dutchrîdere
5Old Dutchrīdere
6Old Dutchrīdanto ride
7Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
8Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Danish landevej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlandevejcountry road, main road
2Danishlandcountry; country, countryside; land
3Old Danishlandland
4Old Norselandland
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną