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
- to lengthen; to long for; a long item
Ancestry of “lengja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | lengja | to lengthen; long strap |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | langijaną | to lengthen, make long |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lengja”