Where does “Sudetenlander” come from?
Sudetenlander (English) comes from English Sudetenland, from German Sudetenland, 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.
Sudetenlander (English): A native or inhabitant of Sudetenland
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of Sudetenland
Ancestry of “Sudetenlander”, step by step
Sudetenlander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sudetenland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sudetenland | The northern, southern and western border areas of former Czechoslovakia, which (until 1945) were inhabited mainly by German-speakers |
| 2 | German | Sudetenland | Sudetenland |
| 3 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 4 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 5 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |