Where does “solange” come from?

solange (German) comes from German Länge, 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...

solange (German): meanwhile; as long as, while

Definitions

  1. meanwhile; as long as, while

Ancestry of “solange”, step by step

solange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Länge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLängelength; longitude
2Middle High Germanlenge—
3Old High Germanlengīlength
4Proto-West Germanic*langīlength
5Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German sō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansō—
2Middle High Germansō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →