Where does “lengteas” come from?

lengteas (Dutch) comes from Dutch as, from Middle Dutch asche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

lengteas (Dutch): longitudinal axis

Definitions

  1. longitudinal axis

Ancestry of “lengteas”, step by step

lengteas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch as

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchasash; ashes; axis
2Middle Dutchasche—
3Old Dutchaska—
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch lengte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlengtelength
2Middle Dutchlengede—
3Old Dutchlengitha—
4Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →