Where does “russlandweit” come from?

russlandweit (German) comes from German Rußland, from German russe, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

russlandweit (German): Russia-wide; in all of Russia

Definitions

  1. Russia-wide; in all of Russia

Ancestry of “russlandweit”, step by step

russlandweit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rußland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRußland—
2GermanrusseSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling...
3Old East SlavicРусьRus; Ruthenia
4FinnishruotsiSwedish
5Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
6Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
7Old Norseróðrrowing
8Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via German weit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweitwide; large; far
2Middle High Germanwīt—
3Old High Germanwītwide
4Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Old Swedish roþs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci →