Where does “lantzman” come from?

lantzman (English) comes from Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן, from Yiddish לאַנד, 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.

lantzman (English): A fellow Jew who grew up in the same Eastern...

Definitions

  1. A fellow Jew who grew up in the same Eastern...

Ancestry of “lantzman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאַנדסמאַןcompatriot
2Yiddishלאַנדcountry, land, 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 →