Where does “Landsknecht” come from?

Landsknecht (German) comes 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.

Landsknecht (German): lansquenet

Definitions

  1. lansquenet

Ancestry of “Landsknecht”, step by step

Landsknecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German knecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknechtmale servant, menial, especially on a farm
2Middle High Germanknëhta boy
3Old High Germankneht—
4Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight

Words derived from “Landsknecht”

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