Where does “golflengte” come from?

golflengte (Dutch) comes from Dutch lengte, from Middle Dutch lengede, from Old Dutch lengitha, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

golflengte (Dutch): wavelength

Definitions

  1. wavelength

Ancestry of “golflengte”, step by step

golflengte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lengte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlengtelength
2Middle Dutchlengede—
3Old Dutchlengitha—
4Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Dutch golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgolfwave; gulf; golf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langiþō →