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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

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