Where does “longertaa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “longertaa”, step by step

longertaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lonkero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlonkerotentacle; A canned or bottled gin and grapefruit...
2Swedishlånglong; tall
3Old Swedishlangerlong
4Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “longertaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →