Where does “landssviker” come from?

landssviker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landssviker (Norwegian Bokmål): a traitor, quisling within Norway

Definitions

  1. a traitor, quisling within Norway

Ancestry of “landssviker”, step by step

landssviker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållandcountry; land; imperative of lande
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Norwegian Bokmål sviker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvikera traitor
2Old Norsesvikari—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →