Where does “linge” come from?

linge (English) comes from Middle English lengen, from Old English lengan, from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

linge (English): To work hard

Definitions

  1. To work hard

Ancestry of “linge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlengento tarry; to linger
2Old Englishlenganto make long, lengthen
3Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langijaną →