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

Definitions

  1. to become longer

Ancestry of “lengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlengento lengthen, to extend, to make/become longer
2Old Dutchlengen—
3Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langijaną →