Where does “אויסלאַנד” come from?

אויסלאַנד (Yiddish) comes from German Ausland, from Middle High German ūzlender, from Middle High German ūzlant — outlying fields.

אויסלאַנד (Yiddish): abroad, foreign countries collectively

Definitions

  1. abroad, foreign countries collectively

Ancestry of “אויסלאַנד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuslandforeign countries
2Middle High Germanūzlender—
3Middle High Germanūzlantoutlying fields

Words derived from “אויסלאַנד”

Every word from Middle High German ūzlant →Every word from Middle High German ūzlender →Every word from German Ausland →