Where does “lunge” come from?

lunge (German) comes from Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lunge (German): lung, lungs

Definitions

  1. lung, lungs

Ancestry of “lunge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlunge—
2Old High Germanlunga—
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lunge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lungô →Every word from Old High German lunga →