Where does “landsman” come from?

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

landsman (Swedish): a compatriot, a countryman

Definitions

  1. a compatriot, a countryman

Ancestry of “landsman”, step by step

landsman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlanda land, a country, a nation, a state; land,...
2Old Swedishlandland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Swedish man

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmanman adult male human
2Old Swedishmaþerman; human; husband
3Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “landsman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →