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Where does “ლანდსკნეხტი” come from?

ლანდსკნეხტი (Georgian) comes from Russian ландскнехт, 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.

ლანდსკნეხტი (Georgian): freelance

Definitions

  1. freelance

Ancestry of “ლანდსკნეხტი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianландскнехтlansquenet
2GermanLandsknechtlansquenet
3Germanland—
4Middle High Germanlantland; country
5Old High Germanlantland; country
6Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
7Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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