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- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →