Where does “lengen” come from?
lengen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lengen, from Old Dutch lengen, from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lengen (Dutch): to become longer
Ancestry of “lengen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | lengen | to lengthen, to extend, to make/become longer |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lengen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langijaną | to lengthen, make long |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lengen”