Where does “langgliedrig” come from?

langgliedrig (German) comes from German lang, from Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langgliedrig (German): longlimbed, rangy

Definitions

  1. longlimbed, rangy

Ancestry of “langgliedrig”, step by step

langgliedrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
2Middle High Germanlanc—
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via German Glied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGliedmember; limb, joint; term
2Middle High Germanglit—
3Old High Germangilid—
4Old High Germanlidmember
5Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →
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