Where does “lengthe” come from?
lengthe (Middle English) comes from Old English lengþu, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lengthe (Middle English): length
Ancestry of “lengthe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | lengþu | length |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | langiþō | longness, length |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lengthe”