Where does “lengthful” come from?
lengthful (English) comes from English length, from Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþu, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lengthful (English): long
Definitions
- long
Ancestry of “lengthful”, step by step
lengthful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English length
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | length | The distance measured along the longest dimension... |
| 2 | Middle English | lengthe | length |
| 3 | Old English | lengþu | length |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langiþō | longness, length |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |