Where does “רוסלאַנד” come from?

רוסלאַנד (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.

רוסלאַנד (Yiddish): Russia

Definitions

  1. Russia

Ancestry of “רוסלאַנד”, step by step

רוסלאַנד 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 רוס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishרוסRussian; cockroach
2Middle High Germanruoz—
3Old High Germanruoz—
4Proto-Germanichrōtazsoot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH(u)d-grime, soot

Words derived from “רוסלאַנד”

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