Where does “פֿאָטערלאַנד” come from?

פֿאָטערלאַנד (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.

פֿאָטערלאַנד (Yiddish): fatherland

Definitions

  1. fatherland

Ancestry of “פֿאָטערלאַנד”, step by step

פֿאָטערלאַנד 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 פֿאָטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאָטערfather
2Old High Germanfaterfather
3Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
4Proto-Germanicfadērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →