Where does “hedlong” come from?

hedlong (Middle English) comes from Middle English hedling, from Old English hēafodling, from Old English -ling, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “hedlong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhedling—
2Old Englishhēafodlingan equal, fellow-servant
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 “hedlong”

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