Where does “longinge” come from?
longinge (Middle English) comes from Old English longung, from Proto-Germanic langungō, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Ancestry of “longinge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | longung | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | langungō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langōną | To desire; long for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |