Where does “lengen” come from?

lengen (Middle English) comes from Old English lengan, from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lengen (Middle English): to tarry; to linger

Definitions

  1. to tarry; to linger

Ancestry of “lengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlenganto make long, lengthen
2Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langijaną →