Where does “longere” come from?

longere (Middle English) comes from Middle English lenger, from Old English lengra, from Proto-Germanic langizô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “longere”, step by step

longere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English lenger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlenger—
2Old Englishlengracomparative degree of lang; longer
3Proto-Germaniclangizôlonger
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Middle English lengere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlengerelonger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langizô →
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