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

לאַנדסמאַן 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 מאַן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאַןman; husband
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “לאַנדסמאַן”

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