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Where does “Pippi Calzelunghe” come from?

Pippi Calzelunghe (Italian) comes from Swedish Pippi Långstrump, from Swedish långstrumpa, from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “Pippi Calzelunghe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishPippi Långstrump—
2Swedishlångstrumpaa long stocking
3Swedishlånglong; tall
4Old Swedishlangerlong
5Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
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