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Where does “longe” come from?

longe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lungan, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Ancestry of “longe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlungan—
2Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “longe”

  • longvis
  • stoflong
  • boeklong
  • longslagader
  • long
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