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Where does “Landsmannschaft” come from?

Landsmannschaft (German) comes from German Landsmann, 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.

Landsmannschaft (German): an association or club of people from the same...

Definitions

  1. an association or club of people from the same...

Ancestry of “Landsmannschaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandsmanna national; one who comes from some country or...
2Germanland—
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
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