Where does “Erlanger” come from?

Erlanger (German) comes from German Erlangen, from German langēn, from Middle High German langen, from Old High German langēn, from Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Erlanger (German): male or of unspecified sex A native or inhabitant of Erlangen

Definitions

  1. male or of unspecified sex A native or inhabitant of Erlangen

Ancestry of “Erlanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErlangengerund of erlangen; attainment
2Germanlangēn—
3Middle High Germanlangen—
4Old High Germanlangēn—
5Proto-West Germanic*langōn—
6Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “Erlanger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *langōn →