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Where does “lentin” come from?

lentin (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lentin, from Proto-West Germanic langatīn, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “lentin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlentin—
2Proto-West Germaniclangatīnspring
3Proto-West Germaniclanglong
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lentin”

  • lenteavond
  • lentenachtevening
  • lente
  • lente
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