Where does “lenger” come from?
lenger (Middle English) comes from Old English lengra, from Proto-Germanic langizô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
Ancestry of “lenger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | lengra | comparative degree of lang; longer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | langizô | longer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lenger”