Where does “lang” come from?
lang (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lanc, from Old Dutch lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lang (Dutch): long; tall; long , lengthy, a long time
Definitions
- long; tall; long , lengthy, a long time
Ancestry of “lang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | lanc | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lang | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lang”