Where does “langen” come from?

langen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch langon, from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langen (Middle Dutch): to be/become long; to lengthen, to make longer;...

Definitions

  1. to be/become long; to lengthen, to make longer;...

Ancestry of “langen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlangon—
2Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langijaną →