Where does “Landser” come from?

Landser (German) 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.

Landser (German): infantryman

Definitions

  1. infantryman

Ancestry of “Landser”, 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

Words derived from “Landser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →
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