Where does “lenctenadl” come from?

lenctenadl (Old English) comes from Old English lencten, from Proto-West Germanic langatīn, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lenctenadl (Old English): typhus

Definitions

  1. typhus

Ancestry of “lenctenadl”, step by step

lenctenadl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lencten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlenctenspring; Lent
2Proto-West Germaniclangatīnspring
3Proto-West Germaniclanglong
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Old English ādl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishādldisease, sickness; disease, infirmity, sickness,...
2Proto-Germanicaidlazburning, fever, disease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →
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