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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lenger | — |
| 2 | Old English | lengra | comparative degree of lang; longer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langizô | longer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “longere”