Where does “mellemlang” come from?

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

mellemlang (Danish): medium long

Definitions

  1. medium long

Ancestry of “mellemlang”, step by step

mellemlang 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 mellem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmellembetween; among
2Old Norseí millum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →
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