Etymology

randoseru

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Today it means: A type of backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, made of leather or leatherette. Full definition →

Japanese ランドセル ← German Landser ← Dutch ransel
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  1. Dutch · derived fromransel
  2. German · derived fromLandser
  3. Japanese · borrowed fromランドセル
  4. English todayrandoseru

From Japanese ランドセル (randoseru), from German Landser or Dutch ransel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.