Where does “lange” come from?
lange (Middle English) comes from Old English lange, from Old English E, from Latin E, from Etruscan 𐌄, from Ancient Greek ε, from Phoenician 𐤄, from Egyptian 𓀠.
Ancestry of “lange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | lange | long, for a long time |
| 2 | Old English | E | — |
| 3 | Latin | E | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌄 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ε | — |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤄 | that |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓀠 | — |