Where does “landsflykting” come from?

landsflykting (Swedish) comes from Swedish länd, from Old Swedish länd, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landsflykting (Swedish): a person fleeing from their home country or living in exile; an exile, an expatriate

Definitions

  1. a person fleeing from their home country or living in exile; an exile, an expatriate

Ancestry of “landsflykting”, step by step

landsflykting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish länd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishländloin
2Old Swedishländland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Swedish flykting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflyktinga refugee
2Swedish-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...
3Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
5Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →