Where does “lenge” come from?

lenge (Middle English) comes from Middle French leynge, from Middle Dutch *lenge.

lenge (Middle English): ling fish of the genus

Definitions

  1. ling fish of the genus

Ancestry of “lenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchleynge—
2Middle Dutch*lenge—

Words derived from “lenge”

Every word from Middle Dutch *lenge →Every word from Middle French leynge →
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