Where does “lunge” come from?
lunge (Middle English) comes from Old English lungen, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Ancestry of “lunge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | lungen | lung |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lunganjō | lung |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lungô | lung |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
Words derived from “lunge”