Where does “longa” come from?

longa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse langa, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

longa (Faroese): ling (fish)

Definitions

  1. ling (fish)

Ancestry of “longa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselangato long for; ling; inflection of langr: ## strong...
2Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōną →Every word from Old Norse langa →