Where does “מוטערלאַנד” come from?

מוטערלאַנד (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.

מוטערלאַנד (Yiddish): motherland

Definitions

  1. motherland

Ancestry of “מוטערלאַנד”, step by step

מוטערלאַנד 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 מוטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמוטערmother
2Old High Germanmuotermother
3Old Frisianmōder—
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →
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