Where does “langnek” come from?

langnek (Dutch) comes from Dutch lang, from Middle Dutch lanc, from Old Dutch lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langnek (Dutch): giraffe; long-necked dinosaur, usually referring...

Definitions

  1. giraffe; long-necked dinosaur, usually referring...

Ancestry of “langnek”, step by step

langnek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlanglong
2Middle Dutchlanc—
3Old Dutchlang—
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Dutch nek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnekNape of the neck; Neck
2Middle Dutchnacke—
3Old Dutchnakko—
4Proto-Germanic*hnakkōthe back of the neck; nape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknog-back of the head, nape, neck
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →