Where does “lengtegraad” come from?

lengtegraad (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.

lengtegraad (Dutch): longitude (degree of longitude)

Definitions

  1. longitude (degree of longitude)

Ancestry of “lengtegraad”, step by step

lengtegraad 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 graad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgraaddegree; degree of angle
2Middle Dutchgraet—
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →