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Where does “Landesverräterin” come from?

Landesverräterin (German) comes from German landesverräter, from German Landesverrat, 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.

Landesverräterin (German): female equivalent of Landesverräter

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of Landesverräter

Ancestry of “Landesverräterin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandesverräter—
2GermanLandesverrattreason
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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