Where does “graad” come from?

graad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch graet, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

graad (Dutch): degree; degree of angle

Definitions

  1. degree; degree of angle

Ancestry of “graad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgraet
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-

Words derived from “graad

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-