Where does “lengeren” come from?

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

lengeren (Middle English): to reside, dwell

Definitions

  1. to reside, dwell

Ancestry of “lengeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlengento tarry; to linger
2Old Englishlenganto make long, lengthen
3Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengeren”

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