Where does “Lent” come from?
Lent derives from Old English lencten, from Proto-West Germanic langatīn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós, with the root sense of lengthening days in spring.
Lent (English): A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding...
Definitions
- A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding...
Ancestry of “Lent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | lencten | spring; Lent |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | langatīn | spring |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “Lent”