Where does “longynge” come from?

longynge (Middle English) comes from Old English langiende, from Proto-Germanic langōndz, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Ancestry of “longynge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “longynge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōndz →