Where does “lengdegrad” come from?

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

lengdegrad (Norwegian Bokmål): longitude

Definitions

  1. longitude

Ancestry of “lengdegrad”, step by step

lengdegrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgraddegree; an academic degree; rank
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via Norwegian Bokmål lengde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållengdelength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →