Where does “longen” come from?

longen (Middle English) comes from Old English langian, from Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

longen (Middle English): to long, yearn

Definitions

  1. to long, yearn

Ancestry of “longen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlangianto long, yearn for; to grieve for, pine, be...
2Proto-West Germanic*langōn—
3Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “longen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *langōn →