Where does “landstorm” come from?
landstorm (Dutch) comes from German Landsturm, 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.
landstorm (Dutch): army division consisting of civilians; militia...
Definitions
- army division consisting of civilians; militia...
Ancestry of “landstorm”, step by step
landstorm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Landsturm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Landsturm | Any of the final reserves of the armed forces in Prussia and later Germany, in Austria, or in Switzerland, generally made up of older people, sometimes constituted as a regular portion of the country's armed forces, sometimes irregular |
| 2 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 3 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Dutch storm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | storm | storm; a wind scale for very strong wind,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | storm | storm, violent weather; storm, heavy wind; storm,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | storm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |