Where does “לאַנד” come from?

לאַנד (Yiddish) comes 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.

לאַנד (Yiddish): country, land, nation

Definitions

  1. country, land, nation

Ancestry of “לאַנד”, step by step

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

Words derived from “לאַנד”

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