Where does “לענדער” come from?
לענדער (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.
לענדער (Yiddish): plural of לאַנד
Ancestry of “לענדער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | לאַנד | country, land, nation |
| 2 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 3 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |