Where does “legende” come from?
legende (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “legende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | legende | — |
| 2 | Old French | legende | legend |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | legenda | a legend, story, especially the lives of the... |
| 4 | Latin | legenda | legend; inflection of legendus: ##... |
| 5 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |