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

  1. spring, the season between winter and summer

Ancestry of “lente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlentespring: the season between winter and summer
2Middle Dutchlentin—
3Old Dutchlentin—
4Proto-West Germaniclangatīnspring
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →
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