Where does “Landstreicher” come from?

Landstreicher (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.

Landstreicher (German): vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo

Definitions

  1. vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo

Ancestry of “Landstreicher”, step by step

Landstreicher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandcountry; state, province; land
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 Streicher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStreicherstring player
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →