Where does “Legende” come from?
Legende (German) comes from Middle High German legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Legende (German): legend; key, explanation
Definitions
- legend; key, explanation
Ancestry of “Legende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | legende | story of a saint |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | legenda | a legend, story, especially the lives of the... |
| 3 | Latin | legenda | legend; inflection of legendus: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |