Where does “grad” come from?

grad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

grad (Norwegian Bokmål): degree; an academic degree; rank

Definitions

  1. degree; an academic degree; rank

Ancestry of “grad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “grad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →