Where does “lengthsome” come from?
lengthsome (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.
lengthsome (English): Of significant length; long; lengthy
Definitions
- Of significant length; long; lengthy
Ancestry of “lengthsome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |