Where does “Lenz” come from?
Lenz (German) comes from Middle High German lenze, from Old High German lenzo, from Proto-West Germanic langatīn, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
Lenz (German): spring
Ancestry of “Lenz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | lenze | spring |
| 2 | Old High German | lenzo | spring |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | langatīn | spring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |