Where does “jafnlangur” come from?
jafnlangur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic langur, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
jafnlangur (Icelandic): of equal length, equally long
Definitions
- of equal length, equally long
Ancestry of “jafnlangur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | langur | long; "only used in set phrases" |
| 2 | Old Norse | langr | "; long, far, distant; long |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |