Where does “longu” come from?

longu (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lǫngu, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

longu (Faroese): already

Definitions

  1. already

Ancestry of “longu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselǫngulong ago, long since; inflection of langr: ##...
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →