Where does “dereling” come from?

dereling (Middle English) comes from Middle English derelyng, from Old English dīerling, from Old English -ling, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

dereling (Middle English): darling

Definitions

  1. darling

Ancestry of “dereling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishderelyngdarling
2Old Englishdīerlinga favourite; darling
3Old English-lingadverbial suffix denoting direction, state or...
4Old Englishlanglong; lasting; old, ancient; advanced
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “dereling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →