Where does “langstängelig” come from?

langstängelig (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.

langstängelig (German): Having a long stalk

Definitions

  1. Having a long stalk

Ancestry of “langstängelig”, step by step

langstängelig 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 stängel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstängelstalk
2Middle High Germanstengel—
3Old High Germanstengilstalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →