Where does “longerrella” come from?

longerrella (Finnish) comes from Finnish longertaa, from Finnish lonkero, from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

longerrella (Finnish): to squirm, to slither

Definitions

  1. to squirm, to slither

Ancestry of “longerrella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlongertaa—
2Finnishlonkerotentacle; A canned or bottled gin and grapefruit...
3Swedishlånglong; tall
4Old Swedishlangerlong
5Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →