Where does “lengdegrad” come from?

lengdegrad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lengd, from Old Norse lengd, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lengdegrad (Norwegian Nynorsk): longitude

Definitions

  1. longitude

Ancestry of “lengdegrad”, step by step

lengdegrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lengd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklengdlength
2Old Norselengd—
3Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Norwegian Nynorsk grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrad<br>; a degree; an academic degree
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langiþō →