Where does “Landwirt” come from?

Landwirt (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.

Landwirt (German): farmer, agriculturist

Definitions

  1. farmer, agriculturist

Ancestry of “Landwirt”, step by step

Landwirt 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 wirt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirtpubkeeper; innkeeper
2Middle High Germanwirt—
3Old High Germanwirthost
4Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
5Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—

Words derived from “Landwirt”

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