Where does “ווײַסרוסלאַנד” come from?

ווײַסרוסלאַנד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רוסלאַנד, 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 “ווײַסרוסלאַנד”, step by step

ווײַסרוסלאַנד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish רוסלאַנד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishרוסלאַנדRussia
2Yiddishלאַנדcountry, land, nation
3Middle High Germanlantland; country
4Old High Germanlantland; country
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Yiddish ווײַס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווײַסwhite
2Middle High Germanwīs—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →