landsman
The origin and history of landsman.
Etymology
Formed from land, -s-, and man. In its third and fourth senses it was shaped by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann and Norwegian landsmann. It is a doublet of lantzman.
The origin and history of landsman.
Formed from land, -s-, and man. In its third and fourth senses it was shaped by Yiddish לאַנדסמאַן (landsman). Compare also German Landsmann and Norwegian landsmann. It is a doublet of lantzman.
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