Where does “גריכנלאַנד” come from?

גריכנלאַנד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לאַנד, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “גריכנלאַנד”, step by step

גריכנלאַנד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish לאַנד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאַנדcountry, land, nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Yiddish גריך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishגריךGreek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →