Where does “langen” come from?

langen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German langēn, from Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Ancestry of “langen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlangēn
2Proto-West Germanic*langōn
3Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “langen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic langōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *langōn