Where does “lenger” come from?
lenger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lenge, from Old Norse lengi, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
lenger (Norwegian Bokmål): comparative degree of langt; comparative degree...
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Ancestry of “lenger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lenge | long, for a long time |
| 2 | Old Norse | lengi | long |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langį̄ | length |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |