Where does “langer” come from?

langer (English) comes from German länger, from German lang, from Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langer (English): Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person; A...

Definitions

  1. Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person; A...

Ancestry of “langer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlängercomparative degree of lang; longer
2Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
3Middle High Germanlanc—
4Old High Germanlanglong
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →