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