Where does “ランドセル” come from?
ランドセル (Japanese) comes from Dutch ransel, from Swedish ränna, from Old Swedish rænna, from Old Norse renna, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
ランドセル (Japanese): randoseru
Definitions
- randoseru
Ancestry of “ランドセル”, step by step
ランドセル traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ransel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ransel | satchel; beating, usually in the combination "pak... |
| 2 | Swedish | ränna | a drain, gutter, flume; to run |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rænna | to cause to run; to cause to flow; to drive |
| 4 | Old Norse | renna | Alternative form of rinna; to cause to flow; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Landser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Landser | infantryman |
| 2 | German | Landsknecht | lansquenet |
| 3 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 4 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 5 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |