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

Längd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German lengde

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

via Middle Low German lengede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlengede—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langiþō →