Where does “Landsknecht” come from?

Landsknecht (English) 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.

Landsknecht (English): Alternative form of lansquenet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lansquenet

Ancestry of “Landsknecht”, 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 →