Where does “langskibs” come from?

langskibs (Danish) comes from Danish lang, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langskibs (Danish): fore and aft

Definitions

  1. fore and aft

Ancestry of “langskibs”, step by step

langskibs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlanglong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Danish skibs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskibs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →
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