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Where does “Längd” come from?

Längd (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German lengde, from Old Saxon lengitha, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Längd (German Low German): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “Längd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlengde—
2Old Saxonlengitha—
3Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
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