Where does “lente” come from?
lente (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lentī, from Proto-Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “lente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | lentī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *land | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “lente”