Where does “Länge” come from?
Länge (German) comes from Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Länge (German): length; longitude
Definitions
- length; longitude
Ancestry of “Länge”, step by step
Länge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German lenge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lenge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lengī | length |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *langī | length |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langį̄ | length |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Middle High German lange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lange | — |