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...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of langt; comparative degree...

Ancestry of “lenger”, step by step

lenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lenge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållengelong, for a long time
2Old Norselengilong
3Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Norwegian Bokmål langt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållangtneuter singular of lang; far
2Norwegian Bokmållanglong; tall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic langį̄ →