Where does “אויסלענדער” come from?

אויסלענדער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ער, from Middle High German -er, from Old Dutch -iro, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

אויסלענדער (Yiddish): foreigner

Definitions

  1. foreigner

Ancestry of “אויסלענדער”, step by step

אויסלענדער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ער-er
2Middle High German-er—
3Old Dutch-iro—
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yiddish אויסלאַנד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויסלאַנדabroad, foreign countries collectively
2GermanAuslandforeign countries
3Middle High Germanūzlender—
4Middle High Germanūzlantoutlying fields
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Middle High German -er →Every word from Yiddish ־ער →