Where does “geringgradig” come from?

geringgradig (German) comes from German grad, from French grade, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

geringgradig (German): low-grade

Definitions

  1. low-grade

Ancestry of “geringgradig”, step by step

geringgradig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermangradAlternative form of gerade
2Frenchgraderank; gradian
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via German gering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeringlittle, low
2Middle High Germangeringe—
3Old High Germangiringi—
4Proto-Germanicringwazsmall, light, quick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →