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Where does “lengede” come from?

lengede (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lengitha, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “lengede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlengitha—
2Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengede”

  • golflengte
  • lengte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →