Where does “jorelaang” come from?

jorelaang (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish laang, from Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

jorelaang (Luxembourgish): longstanding, of many years; for years

Definitions

  1. longstanding, of many years; for years

Ancestry of “jorelaang”, step by step

jorelaang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish laang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishlaanglong
2Middle High Germanlanc
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Luxembourgish Joer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishJoeryear
2Old High Germanjāryear
3Proto-West Germanicjāryear
4Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic langazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lang
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