Where does “lenteavond” come from?
lenteavond (Dutch) comes from Dutch lente, from Middle Dutch lentin, from Old Dutch lentin, from Proto-West Germanic langatīn, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lenteavond (Dutch): spring evening
Definitions
- spring evening
Ancestry of “lenteavond”, step by step
lenteavond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lente | spring: the season between winter and summer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lentin | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lentin | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | langatīn | spring |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
via Dutch avond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | avond | evening, night |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âvont | evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āvont | evening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |