Where does “lente” come from?
lente (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lente, from Middle Dutch lentin, from Old Dutch lentin, from Proto-West Germanic langatīn, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lente (Afrikaans): spring, the season between winter and summer
Definitions
- spring, the season between winter and summer
Ancestry of “lente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lente | spring: the season between winter and summer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lentin | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lentin | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | langatīn | spring |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |