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
Ancestry of “graad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | graet | — |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |
Words derived from “graad”