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
Ancestry of “long”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | longe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lungan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lunganjō | lung |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lungô | lung |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
Words derived from “long”