Where does “Lung” come from?

Lung (East Central German) comes from Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Lung (East Central German): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “Lung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlunge—
2Old High Germanlunga—
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lungô →Every word from Old High German lunga →