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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | langēn | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *langōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langōną | To desire; long for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |
Words derived from “langen”