Where does “Londongrad” come from?
Londongrad (English) comes from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Londongrad (English): London, seen as a haven for Eastern European (especially Russian) exiles
Definitions
- London, seen as a haven for Eastern European (especially Russian) exiles
Ancestry of “Londongrad”, step by step
Londongrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English London
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | London | Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000 |
| 2 | Middle English | London | — |
| 3 | Old English | Lunden | London |
| 4 | Latin | Londinium | London |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *Londinyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Russian град
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | град | hail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | градъ | fortification, castle; city, town; hail |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |