Where does “herlangen” come from?

herlangen (German) comes 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,...

herlangen (German): to hand to the speaker

Definitions

  1. to hand to the speaker

Ancestry of “herlangen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlangēn—
2Middle High Germanlangen—
3Old High Germanlangēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*langōn—
5Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *langōn →