Where does “long” come from?

long (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch longe, from Old Dutch lungan, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

long (Dutch): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “long”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlonge—
2Old Dutchlungan—
3Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
4Proto-Germaniclungôlung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “long”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lungô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lunganjō →