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.
Ancestry of “lengeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lengen | to tarry; to linger |
| 2 | Old English | lengan | to make long, lengthen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langijaną | to lengthen, make long |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lengeren”