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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlongung—
2Proto-Germaniclangungō—
3Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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