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Where does “לאַנדסמאַן” come from?

לאַנדסמאַן (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.

לאַנדסמאַן (Yiddish): compatriot

Definitions

  1. compatriot

Ancestry of “לאַנדסמאַן”, step by step

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

Words derived from “לאַנדסמאַן”

  • lantzman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →