Where does “lengja” come from?

lengja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lengja, from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lengja (Icelandic): to lengthen; to long for; a long item

Definitions

  1. to lengthen; to long for; a long item

Ancestry of “lengja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselengjato lengthen; long strap
2Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langijaną →